segmentation; metamerism; segmented body plan
Biological term for the division of an animal's body into repeated segments, as seen in annelids, arthropods, and chordates.
ミミズは体節制を持つ動物の代表例です。
Earthworms are a representative example of animals with segmentation.
体節制は環形動物や節足動物でよく
Segmentation is a characteristic commonly seen in annelids and arthropods.
Compound of 体節 (body segment) + 制 (system, organization). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern biology to describe metamerism.