Adjective
- 1. metamorphic, metamorphous
- usage: of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks); "metamorphic stage"; "marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish"
- 2. metamorphous, metamorphic (vs. nonmetamorphic)
- usage: produced by metamorphosis; "most insects are metamorphic as witness the stages as a butterfly develops from a caterpillar"
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