Antimere
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
a similar part in a radially symmetrical animal.
noun
a part or organ of a bilaterally or radially symmetrical organism that corresponds to a similar structure on the other side of the axis, such as the right or left limb of a four-legged animal also called actinomere
antimere an·ti·mere (ān’tĭ-mēr’)
n.
a segment of an animal body formed by planes cutting the axis of the body at right angles.
one of the corresponding parts of a bilaterally symmetrical organism.
the right or left half of the body.
an’ti·mer’ic (-měr’ĭk) adj.
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