# metacaspase

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of a class of arginine/lysine-specific enzymes related to the caspases and paracaspases, and found in plants, fungi, and protists.

## Etymology
From meta- + caspase.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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