metasome

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noun

A segment of the body of an animal, generally the rearmost one.

OriginEnglish meta- ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-) →
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Meanings

nounmetasome (plural metasomes)

plural metasomes

  1. A segment of the body of an animal, generally the rearmost one.
  2. A replacing mineral where one mineral grows in size at the expense of another.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Englishmetasome

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

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APA

metasome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasome

MLA

“metasome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metasome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasome.

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