meroceriten.
/mᵻˈrɒsərʌɪt/, U.S. /məˈrɑsəˌraɪt/ Zoology. rare.
In some crustaceans: a segment of the antenna, between the ischiocerite and the carpocerite.
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1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vi. 314 To its inner portion an ischiocerite is connected, bearing a merocerite and carpocerite.
1992 M. Stachowitsch Invertebr. 467/1 Merocerite, in [decapod] antenna, term applied to second of three segments (ischiocerite, merocerite, carpocerite) of outer branch (endopod).
Derivatives
meˈroceˌritic adj. rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Meroceritic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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