Eumeromorph

/ˈjuːmərəmɔːrf/ noun

Definition

An organism that displays proper or true segmentation; a metameric animal with distinct, repeating body segments.

Etymology

From Greek 'eu' (good/true) + 'meros' (part) + 'morph' (form/shape), literally describing organisms with 'true segmented form.'

Kelly Says

Eueromorphs include some of the most successful animals on Earth—arthropods (insects, spiders, crustaceans) are eueromorphs, which means they represent over 80% of all known animal species, suggesting segmentation is an incredibly winning body design.

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