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hypermetamorphosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-me-ta-mor-pho-sis
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of complete metamorphosis in which the different larval instars represent two or more different forms of larva.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A neurobehavioral disorder that involves patients grabbing objects in view and starting the appropriate behavior associated with it at an inappropriate time.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English metamorphosis English hypermetamorphosis From hyper- + metamorphosis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypermetamorphoses (plural)

Synonyms

hypermetamorphism utilization behavior

Questions

What does hypermetamorphosis mean?
A kind of complete metamorphosis in which the different larval instars represent two or more different forms of larva.
Where does hypermetamorphosis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English metamorphosis English hypermetamorphosis From hyper- + metamorphosis.

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