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From
meta-
(
“
beyond, after
”
)
+
-some
(
“
body, segment
”
)
.
Noun
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metasome
(
plural
metasomes
)
A
segment
of the body of an animal, generally the rearmost one.
A replacing
mineral
where one mineral grows in size at the expense of another.
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protosome
mesosome
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