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merosome

merosome noun: any of the segments of a segmented animal.

Noun

merosome (plural merosomes)

  1. Any of the segments of a segmented animal
    Synonyms:
    somite

Synonyms of merosome

Forms of merosome

pluralmerosomes

Origin of merosome

From mero- + -some.

Words formed from merosome

Questions about merosome

What does merosome mean?
Merosome means any of the segments of a segmented animal.
What part of speech is merosome?
Merosome is a noun.
What is the plural of merosome?
The plural of merosome is merosomes.

Words near merosome in the dictionary

  1. merorganizing
  2. meros
  3. merosin
  4. merosity
  5. merosomal
  6. merosome
  7. merosomes
  8. merosporangia
  9. merosporangium
  10. merostomatan
  11. merostome

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