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单词 micromeric
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micromericadj.

Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈmɪərɪk/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈmɪrɪk/, /ˌmaɪkroʊˈmɛrɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro- comb. form, -meric comb. form.
Etymology: < micro- comb. form + -meric comb. form. In sense 1 after micromere n. With sense 2 compare French micromère having small parts of the body (1840: see micromere n.). Compare earlier micromeral adj. at micromere n. Derivatives, macromeric adj. at macromere n. Derivatives.
1. Embryology. Of or relating to a micromere or micromeres. Cf. micromeral adj. at micromere n. Derivatives. Obsolete. rare.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Micromeric, same as micromeral.
2. Biology. Consisting of small elements or parts.
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1907 Biometrika 5 327 The group is a micromeric one, having magnitudes of the various characters measured considerably smaller on an average than the general population.
1914 Science 6 Nov. 656/2 Most of them are micromeric, that is, they hold that the germplasm is made up of infinite number of discrete ultramicroscopic particles.
1971 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 263 201 The dermal skeleton of the head..was in a primary micromeric condition.
1996 Nature 31 Oct. 811/1 Was it [sc. the vertebrate exoskeleton] micromeric, formed of many similar small elements..?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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