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MEROISTIC
Etymology
Adjective
meroistic (not comparable)
(biology) Describing ovaries (especially of insects) that secrete nutritive (yolk) material as well as ova
Anagrams
• eroticism, isometric, microsite
Source: Wiktionary
Mer`o*is"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Applied to the ovaries of insects when they secrete vitelligenous cells, as well as ova.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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