metazona

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noun

The posterior section of a body segment of a millipede, bearing the legs, paraterga, and ozopores.

OriginEnglish zona ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-) ← Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? →
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Meanings

nounmetazona (plural metazonae)

plural metazonae

  1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative form of metazone.
  2. biologyThe posterior section of a body segment of a millipede, bearing the legs, paraterga, and ozopores.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
  3. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  4. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  5. Englishmeta-
  6. Englishzona
  7. Englishmetazona

From meta- + zona. Piecewise doublet of metazone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

metazoan
Cite this entry
APA

metazona. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metazona

MLA

“metazona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metazona. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metazona,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metazona.

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