Metameric (Adjective)
Meaning
Having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The metameric structure of earthworms allows them to move and flex their bodies in response to their environment.
- Lobsters exhibit a metameric system, where their exoskeleton is divided into repeating segments.
- The segmentation of the worm's body, characteristic of a metameric organism, enabled it to efficiently circulate oxygen and nutrients.
- In metameric animals like leeches, each segment often performs a distinct function.
- The metameric arrangement of segments in crayfish allows for greater mobility and flexibility when foraging for food.