merostome etymology

English word merostome comes from English mero- (Part. Partial.), English -stome

Detailed word origin of merostome

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
mero- English (eng) Part. Partial.
-stome English (eng)
merostome English (eng) (biology) Any primitive arthropod of the subclass Merostomata.

Words with the same origin as merostome

Descendants of mero-
bimeromorphic hypermeromorphic meroblast merocele merocerite meroclone merocyanine merogamete merogenesis merogony merohedral meroistic meromorphic meromyosin meropia meroplankton meroplanktonic meroplasmodium merorganization merosomal merosome merosporangium meroterpene meroterpenoid
Descendants of -stome
cytostome gnathostome hypostomal hypostome nephrostome protostome rhizostome