merus
Definition of merus
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: meropodite; especially : the meropodite of a chela constituting the enlarged palm of the hand
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Origin and Etymology of merus
New Latin, from Greek mēros thigh — more at member
-merus
Definition of -merus
: animal or insect having a (specified) type of thigh —in generic names in entomology Tomicomerus Symmerus
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Origin and Etymology of -merus
New Latin, from Greek mēros thigh
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