WordWeb Online

1. The marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
   - metabolism
    
2. A striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
   "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"
   - transfiguration
    
3. A complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft

Derived forms: metamorphoses

See also: metamorphic, metamorphous

Type of: alteration, biological process, organic process, revision, transformation, translation

Encyclopedia: Metamorphosis