Metamorphous Definition & Meaning

metamorphous
adjective
  1. of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks); "metamorphic stage"; "marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish"
  2. produced by metamorphosis; "most insects are metamorphic as witness the stages as a butterfly develops from a caterpillar"

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