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merostome Zool.|ˈmɛrəʊstəʊm| [ad. mod.L. Merostomata neut. pl., f. mero-1 + Gr. στόµα, στοµατ- mouth; so called as having the mouth divided into separate parts.] Any arthropod of the order Merostomata. So meroˈstomatous, meˈrostomous adjs., of or belonging to the Merostomata.
1881Gill in Smithson. Rep. 431 The Merostomes, i.e. the Horseshoe Crabs of the present epoch. |