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metasome

metasome noun: a segment of the body of an animal, generally the rearmost one.

Noun

metasome (plural metasomes)

  1. A segment of the body of an animal, generally the rearmost one.
  2. A replacing mineral where one mineral grows in size at the expense of another.

Forms of metasome

pluralmetasomes

Origin of metasome

From meta- (“beyond, after”) + -some (“body, segment”).

Questions about metasome

What does metasome mean?
Metasome means a segment of the body of an animal, generally the rearmost one.
What part of speech is metasome?
Metasome is a noun.
What is the plural of metasome?
The plural of metasome is metasomes.

Words near metasome in the dictionary

  1. metasomatize
  2. metasomatized
  3. metasomatizes
  4. metasomatizing
  5. metasomatosis
  6. metasome
  7. metasomes
  8. metasone
  9. metasones
  10. metasong
  11. metasongs

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