metameric
[ met-uh-mer-ik ]
/ ˌmɛt əˈmɛr ɪk /
adjective
Also me·tam·er·al [muh-tam-er-uh l] /məˈtæm ər əl/. Zoology.
- consisting of metameres.
- pertaining to metamerism.
Chemistry. of, relating to, or characteristic of metamerism.
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Example sentences from the Web for metameric
Gegenbaur's evertebral part—the region of the olfactory and optic nerves—which cannot be referred to any metameric segmentation.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook GaskellIt is important to notice that the metameric plan of growth of Chaetopods is still preserved.
In Cartilaginous ganoids the only indications of metameric segmentation are found in the neural and haemal arches.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. ReynoldsRemarkable for the adhesion of incomplete fission-products in a metameric series.
British Dictionary definitions for metameric
metameric
/ (ˌmɛtəˈmɛrɪk) /
adjective
divided into or consisting of metameresSee also metamerism (def. 1)
of or concerned with metamerism
Derived forms of metameric
metamerically, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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