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Mer"man (?), n.; pl.
Mermen (&?;). The male corresponding to
mermaid; a sea man, or man fish.

Mer"o*blast (?), n. [Gr. &?; 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.

Mer`o*blas"tic (?), 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.

Me"ro*cele (?), n. [Gr. &?; thigh + &?;
tumor.] (Med.) Hernia in the thigh; femoral hernia
.

Mer`o*is"tic (?), a. [Gr. &?; part +
&?; an egg.] (Zoöl.) Applied to the ovaries of
insects when they secrete vitelligenous cells, as well as
ova.

Me*rop"i*dan (?), n. [L.


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