# meroistic

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Describing ovaries (especially of insects) that secrete nutritive (yolk) material as well as ova

## Etymology
From mero- + -istic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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