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- noun (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 .
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- noun music, obsolete An
interval ofpitch equal to 1/43 of anoctave . - noun biology A
colony ofplastids .
Etymologies
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From French méride (cf meridian).
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From French méride from Ancient Greek μερίς (meris, "a part") (genitive μερίδος (meridos)).
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