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tarsomere

tarsomere noun: a particular subsegment of an insect tarsus.

Noun

tarsomere (plural tarsomeres)

  1. A particular subsegment of an insect tarsus.

Forms of tarsomere

pluraltarsomeres

Origin of tarsomere

By surface analysis, tarso- (“tarsus”) + -mere (“part”).

Words formed from tarsomere

Questions about tarsomere

What does tarsomere mean?
Tarsomere means a particular subsegment of an insect tarsus.
What part of speech is tarsomere?
Tarsomere is a noun.
What is the plural of tarsomere?
The plural of tarsomere is tarsomeres.

Words near tarsomere in the dictionary

  1. Tarsle
  2. tarso-
  3. tarsoconjunctival
  4. tarsocrural
  5. tarsome
  6. tarsomere
  7. tarsomeres
  8. tarsometatarsal
  9. tarsometatarsi
  10. tarsometatarsus
  11. tarsonemid

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