meroic adjective1 •Pertaining to nephridia that are formed by longitudinal or traverse fragmentation of a single original pair of embryonic rudiments in each segment.Due to the somewhat macerated specimens Michaelsen (1933) was not able to recognize the structure of the excretory system in the type species, however, he found it meroic at W. beauforti. — 2010
Meroic adjective1 •Pertaining to the ancient African civilization south of Egypt with the capital city Meroë.The legacy of African female leadership continued in a line of independent female rulers called Candaces (Kantake) of Ethiopia during the Meroic period (1000 B.C.E.-1000 C.E.). — 1996
