meristic

[muh-ris-tik]

adjective Biology.

of, relating to, or divided into segments or somites.

Origin of meristic

First recorded in 1890–95, meristic is from the Greek word meristikós of division. See meristem, -ic

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Examples from the Web for meristic

Historical Examples of meristic

Lastly, it may be recalled that in sterility we are almost certainly considering a meristic phenomenon.
Evolution in Modern Thought
Ernst Haeckel
Meristic law is that of balance and distribution: it defines what is and is not to be possessed.
The Crown of Wild Olive
John Ruskin
Law is either archic (of direction), meristic (of division), or critic (of judgment).
Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy
John Ruskin

British Dictionary definitions for meristic

meristic

adjective biology

of or relating to the number of organs or parts in an animal or plant bodymeristic variation

segmentedmeristic worms

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