noun
- Plural of antimere; in biology, one of the parts of an organism that are arranged symmetrically around a central axis, especially in radially symmetric animals.
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- The sea star's five antimeres are arranged in a radial pattern around its central disk.
- In jellyfish, the antimeres correspond to the tentacle-bearing sections.
- The coral polyp displays multiple antimeres in its body structure.
- Biologists study antimeres to understand radial symmetry in marine organisms.