- antimere
- an·ti·mere
English syllables. 2014.
antimere
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antimère — ● antimère nom masculin Chacune des parties semblables d une plante (fleurs) ou d un animal (échinodermes, cnidaires) se répétant par rotation autour d un axe commun (symétrie radiaire). antimère [ɑ̃timɛʀ] n. m. ÉTYM. 1874, → cit.; de 1. anti ,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Antimere — An ti*mere, n. [. anti + mere.] (Biol.) One of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals; one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antimere — [an′ti mir΄] n. [ ANTI + MERE] Zool. either of the corresponding parts opposite each other on a symmetrical animal antimeric [an΄timer′ik] adj … English World dictionary
antimere — the corresponding element on the opposite side of a bilaterally symmetrical organism, as fishes are … Dictionary of ichthyology
antimere — n. [Gr. anti, against; meros, part] Left and right halves of a bilaterally symmetrical object, or a homologous part repeated in segments arranged around an axis, as in radially symmetrical animals … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
antimere — antimeric /an teuh mer ik/, adj. antimerism /an tim euh riz euhm/, n. /an teuh mear /, n. Zool. 1. a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.… … Universalium
antimere — 1. A segment of an animal body formed by planes cutting the axis of the body at right angles. 2. One of the symmetrical parts of a bilateral organism. 3. The right or left half of the body. [anti + G. meros, a part] * * * an·ti·mere … Medical dictionary
antimere — n. (Zoology) section of the body which has a corresponding and opposite part (in bilaterally or radially symmetrical animals) … English contemporary dictionary
antimere — /ˈæntimɪə/ (say anteemear) noun → actinomere. –antimeric /æntiˈmɛrɪk/ (say antee merik), adjective –antimerism /ænˈtɪmərɪzəm/ (say an timuhrizuhm), noun …
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