merus

English

noun
Definitions
  • (rare) The thigh.
  • (zoology) The meropodite; the first segment of the raptorial appendage of a crustacean.
  • (architecture) The plane surface between the channels of a triglyph.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek μηρός (thigh, upper leg, leg).

Origin

Ancient Greek

μηρός

Gloss

thigh, upper leg, leg

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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