'Holometabolic' definitions:
Definition of 'holometabolic'
From: WordNet
adjective
(of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis [syn: holometabolic, holometabolous]
Definition of 'Holometabolic'
From: GCIDE
- Holometabolic \Hol`o*met`a*bol"ic\, a. (Zool.) Having a complete metamorphosis; -- said of certain insects, as the butterflies and bees. [1913 Webster]