'Hypermetamorphosis' definitions:

Definition of 'Hypermetamorphosis'

From: GCIDE

Hypermetamorphosis \Hy`per*met`a*mor"pho*sis\, n. [Hyper- + metamorphosis.] (Zool.) A kind of metamorphosis, in certain insects, in which the larva itself undergoes remarkable changes of form and structure during its growth. [1913 Webster]