metamere
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.meta·mere
noun \ˈme-tə-ˌmir\Definition of METAMERE
: any of a linear series of primitively similar segments into which the body of a higher invertebrate or vertebrate is divisible
— meta·mer·ic \ˌme-tə-ˈmer-ik, -ˈmir-\ adjective
— meta·mer·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Origin of METAMERE
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1876
meta·mere
noun \ˈmet-ə-ˌmi(ə)r\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of METAMERE
: any of a linear series of primitively similar segments into which the body of a higher invertebrate or vertebrate is divisible and which are usually clearly distinguishable in the embryo, identifiable in somewhat modified form in various invertebrates (as annelid worms), and detectable in the adult higher vertebrate only in specialized segmentally arranged structures (as cranial and spinal nerves or vertebrae) : somite
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