nymphosis

English

Etymology

From nymph +‎ -osis.

Noun

nymphosis (uncountable)

1. (entomology) The passage from the larval state to the nymph state of an insect.
   • 2012, P. Jolivet, Biology of Chrysomelidae, page 6:

     There are probably similarities between morphology and development with the Sagrinae, but the nymphosis here occurs within the soil.