opisthomerite

English

Etymology

From opistho- +‎ merite. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “merite from μέρος 'part' or μῆρος 'thigh'? they are legs after all”)

Noun

opisthomerite (plural opisthomerites)

The posterior gonopods of a millipede of the infraclass Helminthomorpha

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