SAT vocabulary
Metamorphosis
A profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism; a transformation.
Example
"The caterpillar's metamorphosis into a butterfly is a remarkable natural wonder."
Etymology
From Greek metamorphoun 'to transform', from meta- 'change' + morphe 'form'.
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