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Etymology · Proto-Indo-European

*mh₂ḱrós

3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós, most common first.

meagerHaving little flesh; lean; thin.
meagreAn edible fish, of species Argyrosomus regius, of the family Sciaenidae, found from the Black Sea to the eastern Atlantic.
macilentLean; thin; emaciated