Metamere

Word METAMERE
Character 8
Hyphenation met a mere
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Metamere"

What do we mean by metamere?

Any of the homologous segments that compose the bodies of certain animals; a somite. noun

In zoology, one of a longitudinal series of parts which are serially homologous with one another. See metameric, metamerism. noun

One of successive or homodynamous parts in animals and plants; one of a series of similar parts that follow one another in a vertebrate or articulate animal, as in an earthworm; a segment; a somite. See Illust. of loeven's larva. noun

One of successive or homodynamous parts in animals and plants; one of a series of similar parts that follow one another in a vertebrate or articulate animal, as in an earthworm; a segment or somite. noun

One of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally noun

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The word "metamere" in example sentences

One bead, one carriage, one vertebra, would be a metamere. ❋ Unknown (1906)

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