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Meaning of "holometabolous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOLOMETABOLOUS

holometabolous  [ˌhɒləʊmɪˈtæbələs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOLOMETABOLOUS

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

WHAT DOES HOLOMETABOLOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

holometabolous

Holometabolism

Holometabolism, also called complete metamorphism, is a term applied to insect groups to describe the specific kind of insect development which includes four life stages – as an embryo or egg, a larva, a pupa and an imago or adult. Holometabolism is a monophyletic trait common to all insects in the superorder Endopterygota. In some species the holometabolous life cycle prevents larvae from competing with adults because they inhabit different ecological niches. Accordingly, their morphology can be adapted to just one phase of activity, such as larvae feeding for growth and development, as opposed to adults flying for dispersal and seeking new supplies of food for their offspring. Conversely, in some insects, the adults can protect and feed the younger stages.

Definition of holometabolous in the English dictionary

The definition of holometabolous in the dictionary is relating to or undergoing holometabolism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOLOMETABOLOUS


ametabolous
ˌæmɪˈtæbələs
amphibolic
æmˈfɪbələs
amphibolous
æmˈfɪbələs
collembolous
kəˈlɛmbələs
discobolos
dɪsˈkɒbələs
discobolus
dɪsˈkɒbələs
Elagabalus
ˌɛləˈɡæbələs
embolus
ˈɛmbələs
fearless
ˈfɪələs
fiberless
ˈfaɪbələs
harborless
ˈhɑːbələs
harbourless
ˈhɑːbələs
Heliogabalus
ˌhiːlɪəʊˈɡæbələs
hemimetabolous
ˌhemiːmɪˈtæbələs
libellous
ˈlaɪbələs
libelous
ˈlaɪbələs
neighborless
ˈneɪbələs
Nicholas
ˈnɪkələs
obolus
ˈɒbələs
scybalous
ˈsɪbələs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOLOMETABOLOUS

holographically
holography
hologynic
hologyny
holohedra
holohedral
holohedrism
holohedron
holometabolic
holometabolism
holomorphic
holon
holonic
holophotal
holophote
holophrase
holophrastic
holophyte
holophytic
holoplankton

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOLOMETABOLOUS

caulicolous
fimicolous
frivolous
lapidicolous
lignicolous
limicolous
luteolous
nonfrivolous
paludicolous
piscicolous
radicicolous
ridiculous
saxicolous
sciolous
silicicolous
sphagnicolous
spongicolous
stercoricolous
subdolous
terricolous
unfrivolous

Synonyms and antonyms of holometabolous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «holometabolous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOLOMETABOLOUS

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The translations of holometabolous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «holometabolous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

完全变态
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

holometabolous
570 millions of speakers

English

holometabolous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

holometabolous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كاملة الانسلاخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

holometabolous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

holometábolo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

holometabolous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

holométabole
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Holometabolous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

holometabolen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

完全変態の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

holometabolous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Holometabolous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

holometabolous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

holometabolous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॉओटोमॉम्बुलस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

holometabolous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

olometaboli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

holometabolous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

holometabolous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

holometabolous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ολομετάβολου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

holometabolous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

holometabolous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

holometabolous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of holometabolous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLOMETABOLOUS»

The term «holometabolous» is normally little used and occupies the 145.714 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLOMETABOLOUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLOMETABOLOUS»

Discover the use of holometabolous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to holometabolous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Assembling the Tree of Life
Phylogeny. of. the. Holometabolous. Insects. The. Most. Successful. Group. of. Terrestrial. Organisms. Figure 21.1. Previous phylogenetic hypotheses of relationships among holometabolous insect. The radiation and diversification of the ...
Joel Cracraft Curator of Ornithology American Museum of Natural History, the Herbarium Michael J. Donoghue Curator, Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale University, 2004
2
Insect Hormones
Evolution of Holometabolous Metamorphosis Like the evolution of insect wings, the evolution of holometabolous metamorphosis has provoked a great deal of speculation and debate for more than one hundred years. These speculations have ...
H. Frederik Nijhout, 1998
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Encyclopedia of Entomology
holometabolous insects, the future mesoderm lies ventral-most. Ventrolaterally lies a band of nuclei/cells committed to neural development, and located more dorsally is the ectoderm and extraembryonic ectoderm. Endoderm is derived from a ...
John L. Capinera, 2008
4
The Insects: Structure and Function
These insects clearly have a life history that can be regarded as holometabolous even though they are phylogenetically far removed from the majority of holometabolous insects. Also within the Hemiptera, the final larval stages of whiteflies ...
R. F. Chapman, Stephen J. Simpson, Angela E. Douglas, 2013
5
Physiological Systems in Insects
Holometabolous development, in contrast, is characterized by a sometimes very radical change in form and ecological habits between immatures and adults ( Figure 2.1). These great differences between adults and their offspring allow them to ...
Marc J Klowden, 2013
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Mechanisms of Life History Evolution: The Genetics and ...
JH treatment of holometabolous embryos has little effect (Truman and Riddiford 1999), presumably because endogenous levels are already high at the E1 and pronymphal molts. In summary, the current data on embryonic cuticle formation ...
Thomas Flatt, Andreas Heyland, 2011
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Manual of Medical Entomology
Among holometabolous insects with complete metamorphosis, however, the young, or larvae, are very unlike the adults. Their different form is adapted to habitat and diet quite different from those of the adults. They occupy a far different  ...
Deane Philip Furman, E. Paul Catts, 1982
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Comparative Genomics and Molecular Evolution: New Genomic ...
Within non-holometabolous lineages, there are species with a hemimetabolous mode of development. In hemimetabolous insects early developmental stages resemble the adult forms and in holometabolous complete metamorphosis ...
Monica Cecilia Munoz-Torres, 2009
9
Fundamentals of Forensic Science
Holometabolous insects develop from eggs into larva, which then go through a separate growth stage to reach adultform.The caterpillar spinning a cocoon and emerging as a butterfly is a common example, as is the house fly shown here.
Max M. Houck, Jay A. Siegel, 2010
10
Ninety-nine More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers
Most insects are either holometabolous (that is, undergo a dramatic metamorphosis during a generally quiescent pupal phase) or hemimetabolous ( that is, undergo a gradual development accompanied by external progressive development of ...
May Berenbaum, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLOMETABOLOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term holometabolous is used in the context of the following news items.
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A novel intracellular mutualistic bacterium in the invasive ant …
Bacteriocyte dynamics during development of a holometabolous insect, the carpenter ant Camponotus floridanus. BMC Microbiol 10: 308. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Let's Talk About Parks: Moths
Their metamorphosis is holometabolous, meaning that they go through a complete body transformation to become an adult. Inside their pupa ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Inventive sci-fi storytelling from an SFU microbiologist
Goldfish melanocytes, holometabolous insects, genetic glitches, and “sister chromatids in the mitotic anaphase.” Russian embalmers and North ... «Vancouver Sun, Jun 15»
4
Brisbane mosquito outbreak prompts record aerial sprays
... in the quantities applied only affects the fastest growing holometabolous, insects ie with larval and pupal stages, such as mosquito larvae. «Brisbane Times, May 15»
5
What Is a Beetle?
Holometabolous insects pass through four very distinct life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The larvae and adults frequently differ in habits and habitat, ... «Mother Earth News, Feb 15»
6
When did insects evolve?
... Ma), of major extant lineages to the Mississippian (~345 Ma), and the major diversification of holometabolous insects to the Early Cretaceous. «ScienceBlogs, Nov 14»
7
Researchers Map Family Tree of Insects
... the major diversification of holometabolous insects to the Early Cretaceous,” the scientists wrote in a paper published in the journal Science. «Sci-News.com, Nov 14»
8
From the speed of light to whiter shirts: your science questions …
“Insects that undergo a life cycle involving egg, larva, pupae and adult [holometabolous insects] almost certainly do not represent the ancestral ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
9
Scientists Think These Creepy Wasps Are Going to Save Oranges
... 16% of 313 parasitoid species introduced against holometabolous pests (insects that undergo complete metamorphosis) also attacked native ... «Smithsonian, Jun 14»
10
Headout: Hello, Dolly!
But can their relationship fully metamorphosize in a world that doesn't believe in mixing the study of holometabolous invertebrates with ... «Willamette Week, Oct 13»

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