TETRAMEROUS


Meaning of TETRAMEROUS in English

-ərəs adjective

Etymology: New Latin tetramerus, from Greek tetramerēs, from tetra- + -merēs (from meros part) — more at merit

: having or characterized by the presence of four parts:

a. of a flower : having the parts arranged in sets of four or multiples of four — often written 4-merous

b. : having four or apparently only four joints in each of the tarsi

tetramerous beetles

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