n.;
n. [ See Metabola. ] (Zool.) An insect which undergoes a metamorphosis. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Metabola. ]
‖n. [ NL. ] Metabolism. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Physiol.)
n. (Physiol Chem.) A product of metabolism; a substance produced by metabolic action, as urea. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. & i. (Physiol.) To change by a metabolic process. See Metabolism. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Meta- + branchial. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchiae. [ 1913 Webster ]