Metamorphosis
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
METAMORPHOSIS met mor f sis Gr.,=transformation, in zoology, term used to describe...stages. Many insects , amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, and fishes undergo metamorphosis, which may involve a change in habitat, e.g., from water to land. Metamorphosis is called complete when there is no suggestion of the adult form in the larval...