Difference between revisions of "metaneme"

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|etymology=Greek <i>meta</i>, after; <i>nema</i>, thread
 
|etymology=Greek <i>meta</i>, after; <i>nema</i>, thread
|definition=(NEMATA) Filamentous organs in or near the lateral epidermal cords that usually have anterior and sometimes posterior filaments and a central scapulus; thought to be stretch receptors
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|definition=(NEMATA) Filamentous organs in or near the [[lateral]] [[epidermal]] cords that usually have [[anterior]] and sometimes [[posterior]] filaments and a central [[scapulus]]; thought to be stretch receptors
 
|see also=[[orthometaneme]], [[propriocepter]].
 
|see also=[[orthometaneme]], [[propriocepter]].
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 13 September 2013

metaneme (noun; Greek meta, after; nema, thread): (NEMATA) Filamentous organs in or near the lateral epidermal cords that usually have anterior and sometimes posterior filaments and a central scapulus; thought to be stretch receptors

See also: orthometaneme, propriocepter.