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merocyclism

merocyclism noun: the scientific hypothesis which proposes that the segments of certain arthropods, especially trilobites, develop in repeating cyclical patterns.

Noun

merocyclism (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The scientific hypothesis which proposes that the segments of certain arthropods, especially trilobites, develop in repeating cyclical patterns.
    • ...manifestations of appendages through analysis of presumed muscle scars, notulae and apodemes, positions of nodes, articulation, and suggestions of merocyclism.1990, J. H. Shergold, J. R. Laurie, Sun Xiaowen, Classification and Review of the Trilobite Order Agnostida Salter, 1864: An Australian Perspective, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2026, page 3

Words formed from merocyclism

Questions about merocyclism

What does merocyclism mean?
Merocyclism means the scientific hypothesis which proposes that the segments of certain arthropods, especially trilobites, develop in repeating cyclical patterns.
What part of speech is merocyclism?
Merocyclism is a noun.

Words near merocyclism in the dictionary

  1. merocracy
  2. merocrine
  3. merocyanine
  4. merocyanines
  5. merocyclic
  6. merocyclism
  7. merocyte
  8. merocytes
  9. merocytic
  10. Merodach
  11. merodiploid

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