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|etymology=Greek <i>meros</i>, upper thigh
 
|etymology=Greek <i>meros</i>, upper thigh
|definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) The posterior part of the basicoxite; in higher Diptera, separated from the coxa and forms part of the thoracic wall (mesomeron, metameron).
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|definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) The [[posterior]] part of the [[basicoxite]]; in higher Diptera, separated from the [[coxa]] and forms part of the [[thoracic]] [[wall]] (mesomeron, metameron).
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 13 September 2013

meron (noun; Greek meros, upper thigh): (Arthropoda: Insecta) The posterior part of the basicoxite; in higher Diptera, separated from the coxa and forms part of the thoracic wall (mesomeron, metameron).