Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metasoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: meta-so-ma
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The posterior part of the three-part body-structure of many arthropods, the other two parts being prosoma and mesosoma.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English soma English metasoma From meta- + soma.

Inflected Forms

metasomas (plural)

Derived Forms

metasomal

Questions

What does metasoma mean?: The posterior part of the three-part body-structure of many arthropods, the other two parts being prosoma and mesosoma.
Where does metasoma come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English soma English metasoma From meta- + soma.

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