paramere

noun

par·​a·​mere

ˈparəˌmi(ə)r

plural -s

1

: the right or left half of a bilateral animal or of a somite

2

: any of several paired structures of an insect and especially of its ninth abdominal segment

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary para- entry 1 + -mere

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