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metastage

metastage noun: any of a group of equivalent developmental stages in unrelated organisms.

Noun

metastage (plural metastages)

  1. Any of a group of equivalent developmental stages in unrelated organisms

Forms of metastage

pluralmetastages

Origin of metastage

From meta- + stage.

Questions about metastage

What does metastage mean?
Metastage means any of a group of equivalent developmental stages in unrelated organisms.
What part of speech is metastage?
Metastage is a noun.
What is the plural of metastage?
The plural of metastage is metastages.

Words near metastage in the dictionary

  1. metastable
  2. metastable isomer
  3. metastable isomers
  4. metastables
  5. metastably
  6. metastage
  7. metastagenic
  8. metastagenicity
  9. metastages
  10. metastannate
  11. metastannates

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