noun
- one of a series of similar body segments in certain animals, especially arthropods and annelids
Usage: biology
Examples
- Each metamere of the earthworm contains similar organs and structures.
- The insect’s body is divided into distinct metameres.
- Scientists studied how genes control metamere development in fruit flies.
- The centipede’s many metameres each bear a pair of legs.
- Metameres are clearly visible in the segmented body of a lobster.
- The formation of metameres occurs early in embryonic development.