'Holometabola' definitions:

Definition of 'holometabola'

From: WordNet
noun
Insects that undergo complete metamorphosis [syn: holometabola, metabola]

Definition of 'Holometabola'

From: GCIDE
  • Holometabola \Hol`o*me*tab"o*la\, n. pl. [NL. See Holo-, and Metabola.] (Zool.) Those insects which have a complete metamorphosis; metabola. [1913 Webster]