The story
From opistho- + merite, from -mere (“part, segment”) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The posterior gonopods of a millipede of the infraclass Helminthomorpha Full definition →
From opistho- + merite, from -mere (“part, segment”) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.