Metamorphosis

Noun

 * 1) A transformation, such as that of magic or by sorcery
 * 2) A noticeable change in character, appearance, function or condition.
 * 3)  A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development.  (e.g. the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly or a tadpole into a frog.)
 * 4)  A change in the structure of a specific body tissue.  Usually degenerative.

Related terms

 * metamorphic
 * metamorphose
 * metamorphosize
 * metamorphism

Thesaurus
avatar, catabolism, catalysis, consubstantiation, displacement, heterotopia, metabolism, metagenesis, metamorphism, metastasis, metathesis, metempsychosis, mutant, mutated form, mutation, permutation, reincarnation, sport, transanimation, transfiguration, transfigurement, transformation, transformism, translation, translocation, transmigration, transmogrification, transmutation, transposition, transubstantiation

Etymology
First attested in 1533, from μεταμόρφωσις: from μετά: + μορφή:

Translations

 * Armenian: կերպարանափոխություն, այլակերպություն,  փոխակերպություն
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 * Greek: μεταμόρφωση
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 * Swahili: metamofosi
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 * Croatian:
 * Finnish: muodonmuutos, muuttuminen, metamorfoosi


 * Greek: μεταμόρφωση
 * Russian:


 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * German:
 * Greek: μεταμόρφωση


 * Korean: 변태(變態)
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: metamofosi
 * Turkish: metamorfoz, başkalaşım


 * Croatian:
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 * Turkish: metamorfoz, başkalaşım