meroistic
/ˌmɛrəʊˈɪstɪk/Chiefly Entomology
adjective
Designating or relating to an ovary or ovariole which produces nurse cells as well as ova. Contrasted with panoistic.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Huxley (1825–1895), biologist and science educationist. From German meroistisch from mero- + o- + -istisch.
- overvote
- overvoting
- overvulcanise
- over-vulcanization
- over-vulcanize
- overvulcanize
- over-warm
- have (or add) another string to one's bow
- have (or be on) a short fuse
- have (or eat) someone for breakfast
- have (or gain) the upper hand
- have (or get) a foot in the door
- have (or get) a leg-up on
- have (or get) itchy feet
- have (or get)one's snout (or nose) in the trough
- have (or get) one's snout (or nose) in the trough
- have (or get) someone/thing taped
- have (or get) something down to a fine art
- have (or give) it large
- have (or have grown) whiskers
- have (or hold) no terrors for someone
- have (or hold) someone in the palm of one's hand
- have (or keep) an ear to the ground
- have (or keep) one's eye on
- have (or keep) one's finger on the pulse