"merus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: meri [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μηρός (mērós, “thigh”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|μηρός||thigh}} Ancient Greek μηρός (mērós, “thigh”) Head templates: {{en-noun|meri}} merus (plural meri)
  1. (rare, obsolete) The thigh. Tags: obsolete, rare Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-merus-en-noun-MDFqrD9G Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 38 47 15
  2. (zoology) The meropodite; the first segment of the raptorial appendage of a crustacean. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-merus-en-noun-yCd7~DCQ Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 38 47 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 60 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 67 27 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  3. (architecture) The plane surface between the channels of a triglyph. Categories (topical): Architecture Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-merus-en-noun-Z4-HLs8z Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 38 47 15 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: meral

Inflected forms

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