రూపభేదము

Telugu

Etymology

From Sanskrit रूप (rūpa) + Telugu భేదము (bhēdamu).

Noun

రూపభేదము • (rūpabhēdamu) ? (plural రూపభేదములు)

1. (biology) metamorphosis, a change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development (e.g., the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly or a tadpole into a frog).