merocerite

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noun

A segment of the antenna of a crustacean between the ischiocerite and the carpocerite

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Meanings

nounmerocerite (plural merocerites)

plural merocerites

  1. biologyA segment of the antenna of a crustacean between the ischiocerite and the carpocerite

Origin

From mero- + cerite.

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APA

merocerite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merocerite

MLA

“merocerite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merocerite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merocerite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merocerite.

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