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cephalomere

cephalomere noun: one of the somites (arthromeres) which make up the head of arthropods.

Noun

cephalomere (plural cephalomeres)

  1. One of the somites (arthromeres) which make up the head of arthropods.
    • we would suggest that the head of Arthropoda be termed the Cephalosome , the cephalic segments cephalomere1877, Alpheus Spring Packard, A Monograph of the Phyllopod Crustacea of North America

Forms of cephalomere

pluralcephalomeres

Origin of cephalomere

From cephalo- + -mere.

Questions about cephalomere

What does cephalomere mean?
Cephalomere means one of the somites (arthromeres) which make up the head of arthropods.
What part of speech is cephalomere?
Cephalomere is a noun.
What is the plural of cephalomere?
The plural of cephalomere is cephalomeres.

Words near cephalomere in the dictionary

  1. cephalomancy
  2. cephalomannine
  3. cephalomantic
  4. cephalomedullary
  5. cephalomeningitis
  6. cephalomere
  7. cephalomeres
  8. cephalomeric
  9. cephalometer
  10. cephalometers
  11. cephalometric

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