metamorfosis

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μεταμορφόω (metamorphóō, “I transform, change, disguise”), from μετά (metá, “concerning change”) + μορφόω (morphóō, “I form”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /metamorˈfosis/, [met̪amorˈfosis]

Noun

metamorfosis f (plural metamorfosis)

(biology) metamorphosis

Derived terms

metamorfosear

Related terms

metamorfismo

Further reading

“metamorfosis” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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