fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, ɪɾ ɪz ʌnsˈɜːʔn̩ wˈɛðɚ ðɪ ænsˈɛstɹəl mˈɑːlʌsk wʌz mˌɛɾəmˈɛɹɪk kəmpˈoʊzd ʌv ɹᵻpˈiːɾɪŋ jˈuːnɪts—ɪf
For example, it is uncertain whether the ancestral mollusc was metameric (composed of repeating units)—if