uromere

uromere [yoo r-uh-meer] Word Origin noun

1. any segment of the abdomen of an arthropod.

Origin of uromere First recorded in 1895–1900; uro-2 + -mere Related formsu·ro·mer·ic [yoo r-uh-mer-ik] /ˌyʊər əˈmɛr ɪk/, adjective