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METAMERE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally
Synonyms:
metamere; somite
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("metamere" is a kind of...):
segment (one of the parts into which something naturally divides)
Derivation:
metameric (having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters)
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