METAMERE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

metamere; somite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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