Hemimerus

noun

Hem·​im·​er·​us

heˈmimərəs

: a genus (coextensive with the family Hemimeridae and the order or suborder Diploglossata) comprising small wingless viviparous African insects parasitic on rodents

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hemi- entry 1 + -merus (from Greek meros part)

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