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tagmatism

tagmatism noun: the process of forming into tagmata, e.g. during the metamorphosis of an insect.

Noun

tagmatism (uncountable)

  1. The process of forming into tagmata, e.g. during the metamorphosis of an insect

Questions about tagmatism

What does tagmatism mean?
Tagmatism means the process of forming into tagmata, e.g. during the metamorphosis of an insect.
What part of speech is tagmatism?
Tagmatism is a noun.

Words near tagmatism in the dictionary

  1. taglock
  2. taglocks
  3. tagma
  4. tagmata
  5. tagmatic
  6. tagmatism
  7. tagmatization
  8. tagmatize
  9. tagmatized
  10. tagmeme
  11. tagmemes

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