# merus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The thigh.
2. The meropodite; the first segment of the raptorial appendage of a crustacean.
3. The plane surface between the channels of a triglyph.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek μηρός (mērós, “thigh”).

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