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METAMERIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters

Synonyms:

metameric; segmental; segmented

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

divided (separated into parts or pieces)

Domain category:

zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)

Derivation:

metamere (one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally)

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