paramere

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Etymology

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From para- +‎ -mere.

Noun

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paramere (plural parameres)

  1. (zoology) One of the symmetrical halves of any one of the radii, or spheromeres, of a radiate animal, such as a starfish
  2. Lateral genital lobes that occur as part of the external reproductive organs of some male insects, sometimes developing into a phallus as the insect matures.
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