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hypermetamorphosis

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. A kind of complete metamorphosis in which the different larval instars represent two or more different forms of larva.
  2. A neurobehavioral disorder that involves patients grabbing objects in view and starting the appropriate behavior associated with it at an inappropriate time.

Examples

“The features of Kluver-Bucy syndrome include⟳ visual agnosia, hypermetamorphosis (distortion of objects), hypersexuality, language disorder and aphasia, hyperorality, placidity, flat affect⟳, and memory dysfunction.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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