meron

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Either of the pair of entities that together make up an instanton.
  2. A sclerite on the side of the thorax of an insect, above the coxae of the mid and hind legs.
  3. The unit of classification in meronomy.

词形变化

merons plural merons plural merons plural

词源

词源 1
From mero- (“part, portion”) + -on. Coined by American scientists Curtis G. Allan Jr., Roger Dashen, and David J. Gross, in 1977.
词源 2
Back-formation from epimeron, ultimately from Ancient Greek μῆρος (mêros, “thigh”).
词源 3
From meronomy, by analogy with taxon.
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