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UNSEGMENTED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unsegmented mean?
• UNSEGMENTED (adjective)
The adjective UNSEGMENTED has 1 sense:
1. having a body that is not divided into segments
Familiarity information: UNSEGMENTED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a body that is not divided into segments
Synonyms:
nonsegmental; unsegmented
Context example:
unsegmented worms
Similar:
united (characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity)
Domain category:
zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)
Context examples
The taxonomic class whose members are unsegmented worms with an elongated rounded body pointed at both ends.
(Nematoda, NCI Thesaurus)
A class of unsegmented helminths with fundamental bilateral symmetry and secondary triradiate symmetry of the oral and esophageal structures.
(Nematoda, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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