-merous
1.
a combining form meaning “having parts” of the kind or number specified by the initial element:
dimerous.
Compare
-mer
,
-mere
.
Origin
<
Greek
-meros,
adj. derivative of
méros
part, portion, share; see
-ous
British Dictionary definitions for
-merous
-merous
combining form
1.
(in biology) having a certain number or kind of parts:
dimerous
Word Origin
from Greek
meros
part, division