Meristic Definition

mə-rĭstĭk
adjective
Having or composed of segments; segmented.
American Heritage Medicine
Having bilateral or longitudinal symmetry of parts.
The meristic higher animals.
Webster's New World
Relating to a change in the number or placement of body parts or segments.
Meristic variation.
American Heritage Medicine
Having regular, equal segmentation.
Meristic worms.
Webster's New World
(ichthyology) Of or pertaining to meristics.
Wiktionary
noun

(ichthyology) A quantitative property of a fish, as studied in meristics.

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Other Word Forms of Meristic

Noun

Singular:
meristic
Plural:
meristics

Origin of Meristic

  • From Greek meristos divided meristem

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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