Etymology

metasome

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Today it means: A segment of the body of an animal, generally the rearmost one. Full definition →

English meta- ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. English todaymetasome

From meta- (“beyond, after”) + -some (“body, segment”).

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