"-merous" meaning in English

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Suffix

IPA: /-məɹəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-məɹəs/ [US]
enPR: -mərəs [US] Etymology: From French -mère and its etymon Ancient Greek -μερής (-merḗs, “having (the specified number of) parts”, “sharing”): the combining form of μέρος (méros, “part”)) with the English suffix -ous; compare the English -mer and -mere, as well as the French -mère and the German -mer. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|-mère}} French -mère, {{der|en|grc|-μερής|t=having (the specified number of) parts”, “sharing}} Ancient Greek -μερής (-merḗs, “having (the specified number of) parts”, “sharing”), {{m|grc|μέρος|t=part}} μέρος (méros, “part”), {{af|en|-ous}} -ous, {{cog|en|-mer}} English -mer, {{m|en|-mere}} -mere, {{cog|fr|-mère}} French -mère, {{cog|de|-mer}} German -mer Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -merous, {{en-suffix}} -merous
  1. (biology, forming adjectives) Having parts of the specified quality. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en--merous-en-suffix--4AmF-SB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 62 38 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (chiefly botany and zoology, forming adjectives) Comprising the specified number of parts. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Botany, Zoology
    Sense id: en--merous-en-suffix-WzNkhXKD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences, zoology

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