# metasome

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A segment of the body of an animal, generally the rearmost one.
2. A replacing mineral where one mineral grows in size at the expense of another.

## Etymology
From meta- (“beyond, after”) + -some (“body, segment”).

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