noun
- segments of the body in segmented animals that are repeated along the body axis
Usage: biology; zoology
Examples
- The earthworm’s body consists of many metameres, each containing similar organs.
- In arthropods, metameres may be specialized for different functions.
- The segmented appearance of insects results from their metameres.
- Each metamere in an annelid worm contains its own set of muscles.
- Biologists study how metameres develop during embryonic growth.
- The number of metameres varies among different segmented species.