mero — meaning in English

English meaning

• jewfish noun Any of several large fish, mostly groupers or fish that look similar to them.
• mer noun In chemistry, the smallest repeating structural unit in a polymer chain.
• mere adj Nothing more than; only, and nothing else — used to play down the size or importance of something.
• very adv Used before an adjective or adverb to intensify it — to a high degree.

Senses

mero is used for these senses in English:

• jewfish Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish
• mere Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected. [from 16th c.]
• very With limiting effect: mere.

jewfish — full definition

1. noun Any of several large fish, mostly groupers or fish that look similar to them.
2. noun The species also known as the Atlantic goliath grouper or spotted jewfish.
3. noun The fish species also known as the bottlenose jewfish.
4. noun The fish species also known as the Japanese seabass.

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