metamorphous
me·ta·morp·hous
adjective
1.
of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks)
- “metamorphic stage”
- “marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish”
2.
- “most insects are metamorphic as witness the stages as a butterfly develops from a caterpillar”
Origin
From meta- + -morphous.
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