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me·ris·tic  (m-rstk)
adj. Biology
1. Having or composed of segments; segmented.
2. Relating to a change in the number or placement of body parts or segments: meristic variation.
[From Greek meristos, divided; see meristem.]
me·risti·cal·ly adv.
meristic [məˈrɪstɪk]
adj Biology
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) of or relating to the number of organs or parts in an animal or plant body meristic variation
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) segmented meristic worms
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The eastern and western 4T stocks monitored in recent assessments are consistent with the meristically indistinguishable "Miscou-Magdalen" and "Cape Breton" groups which Powles (1965) delineated through mark-recapture experiments.
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