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meristics

Syllables: me·ris·tics/məˈɹɪstɪks/

meristics noun: the counting of quantitative features of a fish, such as its number of fins or of scales. Also the plural of meristic.

Noun

meristics (uncountable)

  1. The counting of quantitative features of a fish, such as its number of fins or of scales.

Also used as

meristics is also the plural of meristic.

Origin of meristics

From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + -ist + -ics.

Questions about meristics

What does meristics mean?
Meristics means the counting of quantitative features of a fish, such as its number of fins or of scales.
What part of speech is meristics?
Meristics is a noun.
How do you pronounce meristics?
Meristics is pronounced /məˈɹɪstɪks/.

Words near meristics in the dictionary

  1. meristemoidal
  2. meristemoids
  3. meristems
  4. meristic
  5. meristically
  6. meristics
  7. meristoderm
  8. meristoderms
  9. meristogenetic
  10. meristogenous
  11. merit

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