meral

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English

Etymology

From merus +‎ -al.

Adjective

meral (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Pertaining to the merus or meropodite.
    • 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 103:
      Stomatopods signal mood, intention and – perhaps – much else with subtle changes in posture, as well as their impressive markings, which in many species include a pair of meral spots that can look like giant eyes.

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Noun

meral m (plural) (Old Faentino)

  1. blackbird
    Fêr i miralTo embattle