| a. | 1. | (Biol.) Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change. |
| 2. | (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to metabolism; |
| Adj. | 1. | metabolic - of or relating to metabolism; "metabolic rate" |
| 2. | metabolic - undergoing metamorphosis Synonyms: metabolous Antonyms: ametabolic, ametabolous - undergoing slight or no metamorphosis |
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