Definitions for: Metamere

[n] one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally

Webster (1913) Definition: Met"a*mere, n. [Pref. meta- + -mere.] (Biol.)
One of successive or homodynamous parts in animals and
plants; one of a series of similar parts that follow one
another in a vertebrate or articulate animal, as in an
earthworm; a segment; a somite. See Illust. of {Loeven's
larva}.

Synonyms: somite

See Also: segment