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单词 metamere
释义

metamere

[ met-uh-meer ]
/ ˈmɛt əˌmɪər /

noun

a somite.

Origin of metamere

First recorded in 1875–80; meta- + -mere

Words nearby metamere

metalwork, metalworking, metamale, metamathematics, metamer, metamere, metameric, metameric nervous system, metamerism, metamict, metamorphic
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British Dictionary definitions for metamere

metamere
/ (ˈmɛtəˌmɪə) /

noun

one of the similar body segments into which earthworms, crayfish, and similar animals are divided longitudinallyAlso called: somite

Derived forms of metamere

metameral (mɪˈtæmərəl), adjective

Word Origin for metamere

C19: from meta- + -mere
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for metamere

metamere
[ mĕtə-mîr′ ]

n.

Any of the homologous segments, lying in a longitudinal series, that compose the body of certain animals, such as lobsters.somite

Other words from metamere

met′a•meric (-mĕrĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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