First Known Use: 1894
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meristic
adjective me·ris·tic \mə-ˈris-tik\
Definition of MERISTIC
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: involving modification in number or in geometrical relation of body parts <meristic variation in petals>
— me·ris·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of MERISTIC
Greek meristos
Rhymes with MERISTIC
artistic, autistic, ballistic, Buddhistic, cladistic, cubistic, deistic, ekistic, eristic, faunistic, floristic, heuristic, holistic, hubristic, juristic, linguistic, logistic, monistic, patristic, phlogistic, puristic, simplistic, sophistic, statistic, stylistic, Taoistic, theistic, Thomistic, touristic, tropistic, truistic, veristic, Yahwistic
Medical Dictionary
meristic
adjective me·ris·tic \mə-ˈrist-ik\
Medical Definition of MERISTIC
1
: of, relating to, or divided into segments (as metameres) <meristic organization of body structures>
2
: characterized by or involving modification in number or in geometrical relation of body parts <meristic variation>
—me·ris·ti·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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