deutomerite

deutomerite
The posterior nucleated portion of an attached cephalont in a gregarine protozoan, separated by an ectoplasmic septum from the anterior portion, or protomerite. [deuto- + L. meros, part]

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deu·tom·er·ite d(y)ü-'täm-ə-.rīt n the posterior segment of the trophozoite of some gregarines

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