metamere

/ˈmɛtəˌmɪr/ /ˈmɛtəˌmɪər/

Meanings

noun

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.

Examples :

"The earthworm's body is clearly segmented, with each ring-like metamere representing a repeated unit of its anatomy. "

Related Words

repeated verb

/ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/

To do or say again (and again).

"The scientists repeated the experiment in order to confirm the result."

representing verb

/ɹɛpɹɪˈzɛntɪŋ/

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

"The student is representing the country of France in the class presentation. "

clearly adverb

/ˈkliːɹli/ /ˈklɪəli/ /ˈklɪɹli/

(manner) In a clear manner.

"He enunciated every syllable clearly."

segmented verb

/ˈsɛɡˌmɛntɪd/ /ˈsɛɡˌmɛntəd/

To divide into segments or sections.

"Segment the essay by topic."

vertebrate noun

/ˈvɛɹ.tɪ.bɹeɪt/

An animal having a backbone.

"A dog is a vertebrate because it has a backbone. "

segment noun

/ˈsɛɡmənt/ /ˈsɛɡˌmɛnt/

A length of some object.

"a segment of rope"

articulate noun

/ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/ /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.leɪt/ /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/

An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.

"The articulate, a type of segmented worm, is sometimes found in the garden soil. "

similar noun

/ˈsɪmələ/ /ˈsɪməlɚ/

That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.

"The teacher praised the students' similar answers on the math quiz. "

animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

successive adjective

/səkˈsɛsɪv/

Coming one after the other in a series.

"They had won the title for five successive years."

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

An additional one of the same kind.

"There is one sterling and here is another"

earthworm noun

/ˈɜːθwɜːrm/ /ˈɜːrwɜːrm/

A worm that lives in the ground.

"After the rain, the robin searched for an earthworm in the wet garden. "