meristics

me·ris·tics
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/məˈɹɪstɪks/

noun

The counting of quantitative features of a fish, such as its number of fins or of scales.

OriginAncient Greek μέρος →
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Meanings

nounmeristics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe counting of quantitative features of a fish, such as its number of fins or of scales.
noun
  1. pluralplural of meristic

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμέρος“part”
  2. Englishmeristics

From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + -ist + -ics.

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