metamorphosis
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The meaning (definition) of the word metamorphosis
the complete change from one body shape to another, like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly
The word metamorphosis used in a sentence
“The caterpillar goes through metamorphosis to become a butterfly.”
Words that mean the same as metamorphosis (synonyms)
changetransformation
The plural of the word metamorphosis
metamorphoses
How the word metamorphosis is said around the world
| French | métamorphose (may-tah-mawr-FAWZ) |
| Spanish | metamorfosis (may-tah-mohr-FOH-sees) |
| Mandarin | 蜕变 (tway byen) |
| Hindi | कायापलट (kah-YAH-puh-luht) |
| Arabic | التحول (aht-TAH-ow-wahl) |
| Russian | метаморфоза (myee-tu-mur-FOH-zah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | metamorfose (may-tuh-moo-ruh-FAW-zi) |
| Portuguese (BR) | metamorfose (may-ta-moh-ruh-FAW-zew) |
| Japanese | 変態 (hayn-TY) |
| German | Metamorphose (MAY-tah-mawr-foh-zuh) |
| Urdu | میٹامورفوسس (may-tah-mohr-FOH-suhs) |
| Punjabi | ਰੂਪਾਂਤਰਣ (roo-PAHN-tuh-ruhn) |
| Korean | 변형 (BYUNH-yung) |
| Hebrew | מטמורפוזה (meh-tah-mohr-FOH-zah) |
| Greek | μεταμόρφωση (may-tah-MOHR-foh-see) |
| Dutch | metamorfose (may-tah-mawr-FOH-suh) |
| Tagalog | pagbabagong-anyo (pahg-bah-BAH-goh-ngah-nyoh) |
| Vietnamese | sự biến thái (sew BEE-e-urn TAH-ury) |
| Turkish | başkalaşım (bahsh-kah-LAH-shum) |
| Persian | دگردیسی (day-gahr-DEE-see) |
| Polish | metamorfoza (me-tah-mawr-FAW-zah) |
| Ukrainian | метаморфоза (me-tah-MOHR-foh-zah) |
| Bengali | রূপান্তর (ROO-pahn-tawr) |
| Swedish | metamorfos (ME-tah-moor-foos) |
| Italian | metamorfosi (may-tah-MAWR-foh-zi) |
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