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nounmetamere (plural metameres)
plural metameres
- biologyOne of successive or homodynamous parts in animals and plants; one of a series of similar parts that follow one another in a vertebrate or articulate animal, such as in an earthworm
Synonyms: somite
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nounOne of successive or homodynamous parts in animals and plants; one of a series of similar parts that follow one another in a vertebrate or articulate animal, such as in an earthworm
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nounone of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally
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APA
metamere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metamere
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“metamere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metamere. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metamere,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metamere.
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