-merous

== English == === Etymology === From French -mère and its etymon Ancient Greek -μερής (-merḗs, “having (the specified number of) parts”, “sharing”): the combining form of μέρος (méros, “part”)) with the English suffix -ous; compare the English -mer and -mere, as well as the French -mère and the German -mer. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: -mərəs, IPA(key): /-məɹəs/ (US) enPR: -mərəs, IPA(key): /-məɹəs/ === Suffix === -merous (biology, forming adjectives) Having parts of the specified quality. (chiefly botany and zoology, forming adjectives) Comprising the specified number of parts. ==== Usage notes ==== In biological descriptions, it is common to use numbers instead the Greek prefixes. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “-merous” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (second edition, 1989) “-merous, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft revision, June 2010) === Anagrams === Mouser, moeurs, mouser, oremus