tritomerite

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noun

A moveable arm that functions, with the fixed deutomerite, to grip and manipulate food in horseshoe crabs.

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Meanings

nountritomerite (plural tritomerites)

plural tritomerites

  1. A moveable arm that functions, with the fixed deutomerite, to grip and manipulate food in horseshoe crabs.

Origin

From trito- + -merite, from -mere.

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APA

tritomerite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tritomerite

MLA

“tritomerite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tritomerite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tritomerite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tritomerite.

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