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merus

merus noun: the thigh.

Noun (1)

merus (plural meri)

  1. (obsolete, rare) The thigh.
  2. The meropodite; the first segment of the raptorial appendage of a crustacean.
  3. The plane surface between the channels of a triglyph.

Noun (2) capitalized: MERUs

MERUs

  1. (plural) plural of MERU

Forms of merus

pluralmeri

Origin of merus

From Ancient Greek μηρός (mērós, “thigh”).

Words formed from merus

Questions about merus

What does merus mean?
Merus means the thigh.
What part of speech is merus?
Merus is a noun.
What is the plural of merus?
The plural of merus is meri.

Words near merus in the dictionary

  1. merulinids
  2. merulins
  3. merulioid
  4. Merullo
  5. Merungle Hill
  6. merus
  7. Merutig
  8. Merv
  9. Merva
  10. merveilleuse
  11. merveilleuses

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