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paramere

paramere noun: one of the symmetrical halves of any one of the radii, or spheromeres, of a radiate animal, such as a starfish.

Noun

paramere (plural parameres)

  1. One of the symmetrical halves of any one of the radii, or spheromeres, of a radiate animal, such as a starfish
  2. Lateral genital lobes that occur as part of the external reproductive organs of some male insects, sometimes developing into a phallus as the insect matures.

Forms of paramere

pluralparameres

Origin of paramere

From para- + -mere.

Questions about paramere

What does paramere mean?
Paramere means one of the symmetrical halves of any one of the radii, or spheromeres, of a radiate animal, such as a starfish.
What part of speech is paramere?
Paramere is a noun.
What is the plural of paramere?
The plural of paramere is parameres.

Words near paramere in the dictionary

  1. paramenstruum
  2. parament
  3. paramenta
  4. paraments
  5. parameral
  6. paramere
  7. parameres
  8. parameric
  9. paramesangial
  10. paramese
  11. paramesial

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