تلفظ بین المللی : /mətˌabˈɒliən/ تلفظ : [m@t,ab'0li@n]
English
An insect which undergoes a metamorphosis.
(a) The embryo produced directly from the egg in a metagenetic series, especially the larva of a tapeworm or other parasitic worm. See Illust. of Echinococcus. (b) One of the Scolecida.
