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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One of the segments of the transverse axis, or the so-called homonymous parts; as, for example, one of the several segments of the extremities in vertebrates, or one of the similar segments in plants, as in a segmented leaf.

   "Four pairs of the leg epimeres are distinctly divided by a sejugal interval into two groups."

Example

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"Four pairs of the leg epimeres are distinctly divided by a sejugal interval into two groups."

Etymology

From epi- + -mere.

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