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Meaning of "holometabolic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOLOMETABOLIC

holometabolic  [ˌhɒləʊˌmetəˈbɒlɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOLOMETABOLIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Holometabolic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HOLOMETABOLIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of holometabolic in the English dictionary

The definition of holometabolic in the dictionary is having or undergoing holometabolism.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOLOMETABOLIC


alcoholic
ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk
ametabolic
əˌmɛtəˈbɒlɪk
anabolic
ˌænəˈbɒlɪk
antimetabolic
ˌæntɪˌmetəˈbɒlɪk
carbolic
kɑːˈbɒlɪk
catabolic
ˌkætəˈbɒlɪk
diabolic
ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪk
ecbolic
ɛkˈbɒlɪk
embolic
ɛmˈbɒlɪk
epibolic
ˌepɪˈbɒlɪk
hydraulic
haɪˈdrɒlɪk
hyperbolic
ˌhaɪpəˈbɒlɪk
hypermetabolic
ˌhaɪpəˌmetəˈbɒlɪk
katabolic
ˌkætəˈbɒlɪk
metabolic
ˌmetəˈbɒlɪk
nonsymbolic
ˌnɒnsɪmˈbɒlɪk
parabolic
ˌpærəˈbɒlɪk
shambolic
ʃæmˈbɒlɪk
symbolic
sɪmˈbɒlɪk
thromboembolic
ˌθrɒmbəʊɛmˈbɒlɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOLOMETABOLIC

holographer
holographic
holographically
holography
hologynic
hologyny
holohedra
holohedral
holohedrism
holohedron
holometabolism
holometabolous
holomorphic
holon
holonic
holophotal
holophote
holophrase
holophrastic
holophyte

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOLOMETABOLIC

amphibolic
anti-Catholic
bucolic
catholic
chocoholic
colic
cytosolic
diastolic
frolic
glycolic
Greek Catholic
melancholic
non-Catholic
Old Catholic
phenolic
polyphenolic
Roman Catholic
shopaholic
systolic
workaholic

Synonyms and antonyms of holometabolic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «holometabolic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOLOMETABOLIC

Find out the translation of holometabolic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of holometabolic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «holometabolic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

holometabolic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

holometabolic
570 millions of speakers

English

holometabolic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

holometabolic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

holometabolic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

holometabolic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

holometabolic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

holometabolic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

holométaboles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Holometabolic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

holometabolen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

holometabolic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

holometabolic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Holometabolic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

holometabolic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

holometabolic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

होलोमॅमेडाबालिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

holometabolic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

holometabolic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

holometabolic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

holometabolic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

holometabolic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

holometabolic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

holometaboliese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

holometabolic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

holometabolic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of holometabolic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLOMETABOLIC»

The term «holometabolic» is normally little used and occupies the 148.649 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLOMETABOLIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «holometabolic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «holometabolic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about holometabolic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLOMETABOLIC»

Discover the use of holometabolic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to holometabolic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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BIOLOGIA PARA O ENSINO MEDIO
Hemimetabolic insects undergo incomplete metamorphosis while holometabolic insects undergo complete metamorphosis. 24. What are nymph and imago? Nymphs are larvae of hemimetabolic insects (like grasshoppers). They are very ...
VÍTOR & CÉSAR
2
Molecular Mechanisms in Visual Transduction
Interestingly, the 3-OH carotenoids (zeaxanthin, lutein or [3-cryptoxanthin) are much more abundant than the unsubstituted compounds in rotting vegetation, the habitat ofthe larvae of holometabolic insects [62]. Therefore, the replacement of ...
D.G. Stavenga, W.J. de Grip, E.N. Pugh, 2000
3
The Little Book of bees
... 69 helicophile, 58 herbivorous diet of, 5, 35 adaptation for, 36–37, 38–39 sources, 40–42 Heriades (resin bee), 38, 146 Heriades truncorum (resin), 55 holometabolic development, 23 honeybees, 2, 7–8, 18, 32–33, 36–37, 38–39, 40 , 42, 49, ...
Karl Weiss, C.H. Vergara, 2002
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A Selected Bibliography of the Coccoidea: First Supplement
Bodenheimer, F. S., and Harpaz, A. 1951 HOLOMETABOLIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE MALES OF COCCOIDEA. Israel Res. Council Bui. 1: 133-135, illus. Male stage of Coccoidea, as exemplified by Aspidiotus hederae, shows definite ...
Harold Morrison, Emily R. Morrison, 1965
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Biological Emergences: Evolution by Natural Experiment
The most sophisticated holometabolic insects, like the Lepidoptera, undergo a metamorphosis that effects marked changes in form, physiology and behavior from the larvae to the adult form—the “imago.” “Cenogenetic” phenomena involve  ...
Robert G. B. Reid, 2007
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Entomopathogenic Bacteria: from Laboratory to Field Application
... nineteen-eighties, we came upon increasing evidence in practice and in theory that the 8-endotoxins might be closely related to polypeptides of holometabolic invertebrates where they play a major role in the apoptosis of gut epithelial cells.
J.F. Charles, Armelle Delécluse, C. Nielsen-le Roux, 2000
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A Dictionary for Invertebrate Zoology:
(ARTHRO: Insecta) In holometabolic forms, histogenesis follows after histolysis of larval organs during the quiescent late larval or pupal stadia. see histolysis. histogenesis a. histohematin, histohaematin see cytochrome histology n. [Gr. histos ...
Tim Williams, 2009
8
Evolution As Entropy
In holometabolic (completely metamorphosing) insects and in salamanders, the adult "package" is triggered by the hormones ecdyson and thyroxin, respectively, produced by the larval stages preceding it. If a similar packaging phenomenon ...
Daniel R. Brooks, 1988
9
Bioindicator Systems for Soil Pollution
Also allometric relations between body weight and metabolism were confirmed only for a given developmental phase [26]. We measured temperature effects on oxygen uptake in hemi- and holometabolic insects under various conditions of ...
Nico M. van Straalen, Dmitri A. Krivolutsky, 1996
10
Dynamic Energy and Mass Budgets in Biological Systems
The presented tests on pupal growth and survival of the imago support the applicability of the DEB theory to holometabolic insects, if some elementary facts concerning their life history are taken into account. This suggests new interpretations ...
S. A. L. M. Kooijman, 2000

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLOMETABOLIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term holometabolic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Similar but not the same: insights into the evolutionary history of …
As is known for several holometabolic species, primary signals of sex determination pathways show an enormous diversity, whereas ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Would you eat insects for their nutritional value?
Like all holometabolic insects, they go through four life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. • Larvae typically measure about 2.5cm or more, ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Apr 15»
3
Birders' Eye View: Give me those worms
The darkling beetle is a holometabolic insect. That means that it goes through four distinct life stages — from egg to larva to pupa to beetle. «Savannah Morning News, Apr 14»
4
Pupal Memories
Such holometabolic insects include beetles, bees, butterflies, moths, flies, fleas and mosquitoes. Examples of insects that mature more ... «North Coast Journal, Jul 08»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Holometabolic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/holometabolic>. Apr 2024 ».
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