merus
nounDefinition of merus
(Entry 1 of 2)
: meropodite especially : the meropodite of a chela constituting the enlarged palm of the hand
-merus
noun combining formDefinition of -merus (Entry 2 of 2)
: animal or insect having a (specified) type of thigh —in generic names in entomology TomicomerusSymmerus
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