metameric

[ met-uh-mer-ik ]

adjective

1. Also me·tam·er·al [] Zoology.
   1. consisting of metameres.
   2. pertaining to metamerism.
2. Chemistry. of, relating to, or characteristic of metamerism.

metameric

/ ˌmɛtəˈmɛrɪk /

adjective

1. See metamerism
   divided into or consisting of metameres See also metamerism
2. of or concerned with metamerism

Derived Forms

• ˌmetaˈmerically, adverb

Other Words From

• meta·meri·cal·ly adverb
• inter·meta·meric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of metameric¹

First recorded in 1840–50; metamere + -ic

Example Sentences

In Cartilaginous ganoids the only indications of metameric segmentation are found in the neural and haemal arches.

From Project Gutenberg

Gegenbaur's evertebral part—the region of the olfactory and optic nerves—which cannot be referred to any metameric segmentation.

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Remarkable for the adhesion of incomplete fission-products in a metameric series.

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It is important to notice that the metameric plan of growth of Chaetopods is still preserved.

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