(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:08:06

Mer"ide (? ∨ ?), n. [Gr. a part.] Biol.

A permanent colony of cells or plastids which may remain isolated, like Rotifer, or may multiply by gemmation to form higher aggregates, termed zoides.

Perrier.

 

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