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metazona

metazona noun: the posterior section of a body segment of a millipede, bearing the legs, paraterga, and ozopores. Also the alternative form of metazone.

Noun

metazona (plural metazonae)

  1. The posterior section of a body segment of a millipede, bearing the legs, paraterga, and ozopores.

Also used as

metazona is also the alternative form of metazone.

Forms of metazona

pluralmetazonae

Origin of metazona

From meta- + zona. Piecewise doublet of metazone.

Words formed from metazona

Questions about metazona

What does metazona mean?
Metazona means the posterior section of a body segment of a millipede, bearing the legs, paraterga, and ozopores.
What part of speech is metazona?
Metazona is a noun.
What is the plural of metazona?
The plural of metazona is metazonae.

Words near metazona in the dictionary

  1. metazoal
  2. metazoan
  3. metazoans
  4. metazocine
  5. metazoic
  6. metazona
  7. metazonae
  8. metazonal
  9. metazone
  10. metazones
  11. metazonite

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