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-merous

  1. a combining form meaning “having parts” of the kind or number specified by the initial element:

    dimerous.

-merous

combining form

  1. (in biology) having a certain number or kind of parts

    dimerous

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -merous1

< Greek -meros, adj. derivative of méros part, portion, share; -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -merous1

from Greek meros part, division
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Example Sentences

Bathing and swimming supply, in their nu merous forms, examples of both healthful activity and relaxation.

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