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A depiction ofArgyrosomus regius
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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Frenchmaigre.

Noun

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meagre (pluralmeagres)

  1. Argyrosomus regius, an ediblefish of the familySciaenidae.
    • 1986, A. Wysokiński,The Living Marine Resources of the Southeast Atlantic, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 178,page 48,
      Among more valuable species some of them are worth mentioning, especially littoral forms as:meagres and other croakers (Sciaenidae), grunters (Pomadasyidae), threadfins (Polynemidae), groupers (Serranidae), snappers (Lutjanidae) […] .
    • 2008, Arturo Morales-Muñes, Eufrasia Roselló-Izquierdo, “11: Twenty Thousand Years of Fishing in the Strait”, in Torben C. Rick, Jon M. Erlandson, editors,Human Impacts on Ancient Marine Ecosystems: A Global Perspective,page261:
      It is striking that these representmeagres (Argyrosomus regius), a species never mentioned in classical texts.
    • 2011, John S. Lucas, Paul C. Southgate,Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants,unnumbered page:
      Meagres (Argyrosomus regius, 230 cm, 103 kg) have been raised mainly in Spain, France and Italy.
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Argyrosomus regius

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Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishmegre, borrowed fromAnglo-Normanmegre,Old Frenchmaigre, fromLatinmacer, macrum, fromProto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós. Cognate withOld Englishmæġer(“meagre, lean”),Dutchmager(“lean”),Germanmager(“lean”),Icelandicmagur(“lean”).

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Adjective

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meagre (comparativemeagrer,superlativemeagrest)(British spelling)(Canadian spelling, common)

  1. Having little flesh;lean;thin.
  2. Deficient orinferior in amount, quality or extent
    Synonyms:paltry,scanty,inadequate
    Nothing will grow in thismeagre soil.
    He was given ameagre piece of cake that he swallowed in one bite.
    • 1871,John Lothrop Motley,The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History, volume 1,page144:
      His education had been butmeagre.
    • 1961 February, D. Bertram, “The lines to Wetherby and their traffic”, inTrains Illustrated, page103:
      It is hardly surprising, therefore, that the present rail passenger service ismeagre and between Wetherby and Church Fenton almost non-existent.
    • 1964 July, “News and Comment: The Broad Street-Richmond line”, inModern Railways, page17:
      Until the recent rash of North London line maps appeared on station billboards in the London area of BR, the service undoubtedly suffered frommeagre and ineffectual publicity.
  3. (set theory) Of aset: such that, considered as asubset of a (usually larger)topological space, it is in a precise sense small ornegligible.
  4. (mineralogy) Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
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having little flesh; lean; thin—see alsomeager
deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying—see alsomeager
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Verb

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meagre (third-person singular simple presentmeagres,present participlemeagring,simple past and past participlemeagred)

  1. (transitive) To makelean.
    • 1862,Robert Thomas Wilson, edited by Herbert Randolph,Life of General Sir Robert Wilson,page275:
      I ammeagred to a skeleton; my nose is broiled to flaming heat, and I am suffering the greatest inconvenience from the loss of my baggage which I fear the enemy have taken with my servant at Konigsberg.

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