metamorphosis.
A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
Meaning & usage
A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition.
A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development (e.g. the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly or a tadpole into a frog).
A change, usually degenerative, in the structure of a specific body tissue.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1533, from Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μετά (metá, “change”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”). Analyzable as meta- + -morph + -osis
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