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词汇 metasome
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Definition of metasome in English:

metasome

noun ˈmɛtəsəʊm
  • 1Zoology. Originally: a metasoma. Later also: the segment of the body of copepods and certain other crustaceans that is situated between the cephalothoracic portion (cephalosome) and the urosome, anterior to the body's major articulation.

  • 2Geology. Originally: a mineral or rock formed by metasomatism (now rare). Later: a metasomatized layer of the upper mantle.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Ogilvie's Imperial Dictionary. From meta- + -some, after metasoma.

Definition of metasome in US English:

metasome

nounˈmɛtəsəʊm
  • 1Zoology. Originally: a metasoma. Later also: the segment of the body of copepods and certain other crustaceans that is situated between the cephalothoracic portion (cephalosome) and the urosome, anterior to the body's major articulation.

  • 2Geology. Originally: a mineral or rock formed by metasomatism (now rare). Later: a metasomatized layer of the upper mantle.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Ogilvie's Imperial Dictionary. From meta- + -some, after metasoma.

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