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metamere definition

meta·mere (met′ə mir′)

noun

any of a longitudinal series of similar segments making up the body of a worm, crayfish, etc.

Etymology: meta- + -mere

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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