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adjective
Etymology: Greek meristos
Date: 1894
1. segmental
2. involving modification in number or in geometrical relation of body parts <meristic variation in petals> • meristically adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
meristic
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meristic — [mə ris′tik] adj. Biol. 1. having bilateral or longitudinal symmetry of parts [the meristic higher animals] 2. having regular, equal segmentation [meristic worms] … English World dictionary
meristic — Symmetrical; that which can be divided evenly; denoting bilateral or longitudinal symmetry in the arrangement of parts in one organism. [G. meristikos, suitable for dividing] * * * me·ris·tic mə rist ik adj 1) of, relating to, or divided into… … Medical dictionary
meristic — /məˈrɪstɪk/ (say muh ristik) adjective 1. of or relating to the number of parts of a body: meristic change. 2. divided into segments or parts, as worms. {Greek meristikos fit for dividing} …
meristic — pertaining to serially repeated structures, e.g. scales, vertebrae, fin rays, fin spines, other spines, myomeres, photophores, scutes, finlets, branchiostegals, and also to other structures that can be counted, e.g. pyloric caeaca, etc. Also used … Dictionary of ichthyology
meristic — /meuh ris tik/, adj. Biol. of, pertaining to, or divided into segments or somites. [1890 95; < Gk meristikós of division. See MERISTEM, IC] * * * … Universalium
meristic — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to meristics. 2. noun A quantitative property of a fish, as studied in meristics … Wiktionary
meristic — me rɪstɪk adj. of an area of dividing cells (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
meristic — me·ris·tic … English syllables
meristic — me•ris•tic [[t]məˈrɪs tɪk[/t]] adj. ent of, pertaining to, or divided into anatomical segments or symmetrical body parts • Etymology: 1890–95; < Gk meristikós … From formal English to slang
meristic — … Useful english dictionary
