metameraladj.
/mᵻˈtam(ə)rəl/, /mᵻˈtam(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /məˈtæm(ə)rəl/ rare.
= metameric adj.2
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metameric1875
metamerous1887
metameral1890
1890 Cent. Dict. Metameral, 1. Pertaining to or comprising metameres; having correspondence or agreement between parts. 2. In zoöl., same as metameric.
1895 B. Dean Fishes Living & Fossil vii. 172 Their armouring is metameral and archaic, their sensory canals primitive in structure and arrangement.
1900 Science 9 Mar. 368/1 His determination of the metameral characters and subdivisions of the cranial nerves bids fair to become a classic if not an epoch-making contribution.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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