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Word: Metamorphose
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: from French métamorphoser, from métamorphose (see metamorphosis)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəʊz
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of an insect or amphibian) undergo metamorphosis, especially into the adult form
Short Definition:(of insect) undergo metamorphosis
Examples:- feed the larvae to your fish before they metamorphose into adults
Definition:
subject (rock) to metamorphism
Short Definition:subject rock to metamorphism
Examples:- the extreme heat metamorphosed the sandstone, baking it white and producing a quartzite rock
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