Metamorfose (23.09.2020) (← terug)
Een metamorfose of transfiguratie is een gedaanteverwisseling of gedaanteverandering afgeleid van het Griekse ‘morfé’ (vorm) met het voorvoegsel meta- en met het achtervoegsel -ose. ensie.nl
Definition of metamorphosis
1a: change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means. // the metamorphosis of humans into animals. b: a striking alteration in appearance, character, or circumstances. // The company has gone through a series of metamorphoses. 2: a typically marked and more or less abrupt developmental change in the form or structure of an animal (such as a butterfly or a frog) occurring subsequent to birth or hatching. // the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies. mirriam-webster.com
Metamorphosis 1. A transformation, as by magic or sorcery. 2. A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function. 3. Biology Change in the form and often habits of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage. Metamorphosis includes, in insects, the transformation of a maggot into an adult fly and a caterpillar into a butterfly and, in amphibians, the changing of a tadpole into a frog. 4. A usually degenerative change in the structure of a particular body tissue. thefreedictionary.com
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