metasomaladj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈsəʊməl/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈsoʊməl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metasoma n., metasome n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < either metasoma n. or metasome n. + -al suffix¹.

Zoology.

Of or relating to a metasoma or metasome.

ΚΠ

1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Add. at Metasoma Metasomal.

1947 Amer. Midland Naturalist 38 449 Yellow of abdominal tergum seven (sixth metasomal segment) restricted to a frequently small V-shaped subapical median mark.

1969 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 38 262 A biometric analysis was thus made of the adult females by measuring the metasomal length.

1978 Cell & Tissue Res. 190 553 In several metasomal blood vessels of [the worm] Phoronis muelleri myofilament-containing podocytes are the predominant cell-type.

1989 N.Z. Entomologist 12 65 In both sexes [of the bee Hyleoides concinna] the black metasomal band is variably marked with orange spots.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metasomal
释义	metasomaladj. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈsəʊməl/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈsoʊməl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metasoma n., metasome n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < either metasoma n. or metasome n. + -al suffix¹. Zoology. Of or relating to a metasoma or metasome. ΚΠ 1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Add. at Metasoma Metasomal. 1947 Amer. Midland Naturalist 38 449 Yellow of abdominal tergum seven (sixth metasomal segment) restricted to a frequently small V-shaped subapical median mark. 1969 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 38 262 A biometric analysis was thus made of the adult females by measuring the metasomal length. 1978 Cell & Tissue Res. 190 553 In several metasomal blood vessels of [the worm] Phoronis muelleri myofilament-containing podocytes are the predominant cell-type. 1989 N.Z. Entomologist 12 65 In both sexes [of the bee Hyleoides concinna] the black metasomal band is variably marked with orange spots. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1909
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