"metamorphous" in the adjective sense
1. metamorphic, metamorphous
of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks
"metamorphic stage"
"marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish"
2. metamorphous
produced by metamorphosis
"most insects are metamorphic as witness the stages as a butterfly develops from a caterpillar"
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