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noun
A segment of the body of an animal, generally the rearmost one.
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noun
A replacing mineral where one mineral grows in size at the expense of another.
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English -some English metasome From meta- (“beyond, after”) + -some (“body, segment”).
