metabolian

English

Etymology

From metabola +‎ -ian.

Noun

metabolian (plural metabolians)

1. (zoology, dated) An insect which undergoes a metamorphosis.

References

• “metabolian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Finnish

Noun

metabolian

1. genitive singular of metabolia