Definition
Definition of trimerous - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
plantTECH. having parts in numbers that are multiples of threeTECH.
- The flower is trimerous, with petals in groups of three.
2.
zoologyTECH. having three jointsTECH.
- The insect's leg is trimerous, allowing flexible movement.
Origin of trimerous
Greek, tri (three) + meros (part)
Examples of trimerous in a sentence
Botanists noted the trimerous arrangement of the plant's sepals. The trimerous structure of the antennae was fascinating. Scientists studied the trimerous appendages of the crustacean.
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- French:trimère, à trois segments, ...
- German:dreizählig, dreigliedrig, ...
- Italian:tripartito, trimerico, ...
- Spanish:trímero, con tres articulaciones, ...
- Portuguese:trímero, ...
- Chinese:三倍数的, 三节的, ...
- Japanese:三数性の, 三関節の, ...
- Arabic:ثُلاثِيّ الأَجْزاء, ثلاثي المَفاصِل, ...
- Hebrew:תְּלַת-אֵיבְרִי, בַּעַל שְׁלוֹשָׁה מִפְרָקִים, ...
- Russian:тройной, трёхсуставный, ...
- Ukrainian:тричленний, трисуглобовий, ...
- Hindi:त्रैतीय, त्रिसंधि, ...
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