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met·a·mere  (mt-mîr)

n.

Any of the homologous segments, lying in a longitudinal series, that compose the body of certain animals, such as earthworms and lobsters. Also called somite.

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meta·meric (-mrk, -mîr-) adj.

meta·meri·cal·ly adv.

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Noun

1.

metamere - one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally somite segment - one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange"