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metameric
[ met-uh-mer-ik ]
adjective
- Also me·tam·er·al [] Zoology.
- consisting of metameres.
- pertaining to metamerism.
- Chemistry. of, relating to, or characteristic of metamerism.
metameric
/ ˌmɛtəˈmɛrɪk /
adjective
- divided into or consisting of metameres See also metamerism
- of or concerned with metamerism
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Derived Forms
- ˌmetaˈmerically, adverb
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Other Words From
- meta·meri·cal·ly adverb
- inter·meta·meric adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of metameric1
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Example Sentences
In Cartilaginous ganoids the only indications of metameric segmentation are found in the neural and haemal arches.
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Gegenbaur's evertebral part—the region of the olfactory and optic nerves—which cannot be referred to any metameric segmentation.
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Remarkable for the adhesion of incomplete fission-products in a metameric series.
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It is important to notice that the metameric plan of growth of Chaetopods is still preserved.
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