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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