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protomerite

protomerite noun: the posterior segment of a gregarine.

protomerite: the posterior segment of a gregarine
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Noun

protomerite (plural protomerites)

  1. The posterior segment of a gregarine.
  2. The proximal segment of chelicerae.

Forms of protomerite

pluralprotomerites

Origin of protomerite

From proto- + -merite, from -mere.

Questions about protomerite

What does protomerite mean?
Protomerite means the posterior segment of a gregarine.
What part of speech is protomerite?
Protomerite is a noun.
What is the plural of protomerite?
The plural of protomerite is protomerites.

Words near protomerite in the dictionary

  1. protome
  2. Protomediterranean
  3. protomer
  4. protomercury
  5. protomeric
  6. protomerite
  7. protomerites
  8. protomers
  9. protomes
  10. protometabolic
  11. protometabolism

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