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• Metamere

  [met-uh-meer] /ˈmɛt əˌmɪər/ noun 1. a somite. /ˈmɛtəˌmɪə/ noun 1. one of the similar body segments into which earthworms, crayfish, and similar animals are divided longitudinally Also called somite metamere met·a·mere (mět’ə-mēr’) n. Any of the homologous segments, lying in a longitudinal series, that compose the body of certain animals, such as lobsters. Also called […]

• Metameric

  [met-uh-mer-ik] /ˌmɛt əˈmɛr ɪk/ adjective 1. Also, metameral, M03/M0350800 muh-tam-er-uh l, məˈtæm ər əl. Zoology. 2. Chemistry. of, relating to, or characteristic of metamerism. /ˌmɛtəˈmɛrɪk/ adjective 1. divided into or consisting of metameres See also metamerism (sense 1) 2. of or concerned with metamerism

• Metameric nervous system

  metameric nervous system n. The part of the nervous system innervating the body structures that develop in ontogeny from the segmentally arranged somites or from the branchial arches in the head.

• Metamerism

  [muh-tam-uh-riz-uh m] /məˈtæm əˌrɪz əm/ noun 1. Zoology. 2. Chemistry. isomerism resulting from the attachment of different groups to the same atom, as C 2 H 5 NHC 2 H 5 and CH 3 NHC 3 H 7 . /mɪˈtæməˌrɪzəm/ noun 1. Also called metameric segmentation, segmentation. the division of an animal into similar segments […]

• Metamers

  [met-uh-mer] /ˈmɛt ə mər/ noun, Chemistry. 1. a compound exhibiting metamerism with one or more other compounds. /ˈmɛtəmə/ noun 1. any of two or more isomeric compounds exhibiting metamerism metamer met·a·mer (mět’ə-mər) n.

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