mesosomic

adjective

meso·​so·​mic

1

: of or relating to the mesosoma

2

: of or relating to a mesosome

3

: having intermediate or average body-build

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from New Latin mesosoma + English -ic; in sense 2, from mesosome + -ic; in sense 3, from mes- + -somic (as in leptosomic)

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