opisthomerite

English

Etymology

From opistho- +‎ merite. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “merite from μέρος 'part' or μῆρος 'thigh'? they are legs after all”)

Noun

opisthomerite (plural opisthomerites)

1. The posterior gonopods of a millipede of the infraclass Helminthomorpha

Related terms

• promerite
• mesomerite