n. [ Gr. me`ros part + -blast. ] (Biol.) An ovum, as that of a mammal, only partially composed of germinal matter, that is, consisting of both a germinal portion and an albuminous or nutritive one; -- opposed to holoblast. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Consisting only in part of germinal matter; characterized by partial segmentation only; as, meroblastic ova, in which a portion of the yolk only undergoes fission; meroblastic segmentation; -- opposed to holoblastic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp.; cf. Pg. mero. ] Any of several large groupers of warm seas, esp. the guasa (Epinephelus guaza), the red grouper (Epinephelus morio), the black grouper (Epinephelus nigritas), distinguished as and a species called also rock hind, distinguished as [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. mhro`s thigh + &unr_; tumor. ] (Med.) Hernia in the thigh; femoral hernia . [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. me`ros part + &unr_; an egg. ] (Zool.) Applied to the ovaries of insects when they secrete vitelligenous cells, as well as ova. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. merops a bee-eating bird, Gr. me`rops. ] (Zool.) One of a family of birds (Meropidae), including the bee-eaters. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. me`ros thigh + poy`s, podo`s, foot. ] (Zool.) The fourth joint of a typical appendage of Crustacea. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. me`ros part + E. organization. ] Organization in part. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. me`ros part. ] (Arch.) The plain surface between the channels of a triglyph. [ Written also merus. ] Weale. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ NL., fr. Gr. me`ros the thigh. ] (Anat.) The proximal segment of the hind limb; the thigh. [ 1913 Webster ]