merosome
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Merosome — Mer o*some, n. [Gr. me ros part + some body.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the serial segments, or metameres, of which the bodies of vertebrate and articulate animals are composed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
merosome — /merˈō sōm/ noun One of the serial segments of which a body is composed, such as the ring of a worm, a metamere, a somite ORIGIN: Gr meros part, and sōma body … Useful english dictionary
merosome — n. [Gr. meros, part; soma, body] A body segment; a somite or metamere … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Plasmodium — This article is about the malaria parasite. For plasmodial slime molds, see Slime mold. Plasmodium Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota … Wikipedia
-some — ( s[=o]m). A combining form or suffix from Gr. sw^ma (gen. sw matos) the body; as in merosome, a body segment; cephalosome, etc. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metamere — n. [Gr. meta, after; meros, part] One or more of a series of homologous parts of many animals; a merosome; a somite; metameric adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
merome — /merˈōm/ noun A merosome ORIGIN: Gr meros part … Useful english dictionary
