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parasegment

parasegment noun: any of a series of compartments, in developing insects, that overlap the visible segments.

Noun

parasegment (plural parasegments)

  1. Any of a series of compartments, in developing insects, that overlap the visible segments

Forms of parasegment

pluralparasegments

Origin of parasegment

From para- + segment.

Words formed from parasegment

Questions about parasegment

What does parasegment mean?
Parasegment means any of a series of compartments, in developing insects, that overlap the visible segments.
What part of speech is parasegment?
Parasegment is a noun.
What is the plural of parasegment?
The plural of parasegment is parasegments.

Words near parasegment in the dictionary

  1. parascutal
  2. parascutellar
  3. parascylliid
  4. parascylliids
  5. parasecretion
  6. parasegment
  7. parasegmental
  8. parasegments
  9. paraseismic
  10. paraselective
  11. paraselenae

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