meroistic

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adjective

Describing ovaries (especially of insects) that secrete nutritive (yolk) material as well as ova

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Meanings

adjectivemeroistic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDescribing ovaries (especially of insects) that secrete nutritive (yolk) material as well as ova

Origin

From mero- + -istic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

isometricmicrositeeroticismtrioecism
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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