Definition of METAMERE

metamere

Plural: metameres

Noun

  • one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally
  • One of successive or homodynamous parts in animals and plants; one of a series of similar parts that follow one another in a vertebrate or articulate animal, as in an earthworm; a segment or somite.
  • pl. -S a somite

Origin / Etymology

From meta- + -mere.

Synonyms

somite

Scrabble Score: 12

metamere: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
metamere: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
metamere: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

metamere is a valid Words With Friends word