somite

noun so·mite \ˈsō-ˌmīt\

Definition of SOMITE

: one of the longitudinal series of segments into which the body of many animals is divided : metamere

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek sōma body

First Known Use: 1869

Medical Dictionary

noun so·mite \ˈsō-ˌmīt\

: one of the longitudinal series of segments into which the body of many animals (as articulate animals and vertebrates) is divided : metamere

—so·mit·ic \sō-ˈmit-ik\ adjective

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