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merocerite

merocerite noun: a segment of the antenna of a crustacean between the ischiocerite and the carpocerite.

Noun

merocerite (plural merocerites)

  1. A segment of the antenna of a crustacean between the ischiocerite and the carpocerite

Forms of merocerite

pluralmerocerites

Origin of merocerite

From mero- + cerite.

Questions about merocerite

What does merocerite mean?
Merocerite means a segment of the antenna of a crustacean between the ischiocerite and the carpocerite.
What part of speech is merocerite?
Merocerite is a noun.
What is the plural of merocerite?
The plural of merocerite is merocerites.

Words near merocerite in the dictionary

  1. meroblastic
  2. meroblastically
  3. meroblasts
  4. merocele
  5. meroceles
  6. merocerite
  7. merocerites
  8. merochain
  9. merochains
  10. merochlorin
  11. merochlorins

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