paramere

/P EH0 R AH0 M EH1 R EY0/
noun
  1. 1

    Lateral genital lobes that occur as part of the external reproductive organs of some male insects, sometimes developing into a phallus as the insect matures.

  2. 2

    (zoology) One of the symmetrical halves of any one of the radii, or spheromeres, of a radiate animal, such as a starfish