An Insect Metamorphosis For Example Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • an occurrence of something • an item of information that is typical of a class or group verb • clarify by giving an example of
	34%	5		Adult, post-metamorphosis insect
	noun • (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood • an adult insect produced after metamorphosis
	34%	5		Worm-like insect before metamorphosis
	noun • the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

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