Somite
Pronunciation : So"mite
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. (Anat.& Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: One of the actual or ideal serial segments of which an animal, esp. an articulate or vertebrate, is composed; somatome; metamere. -- So*mit`ic, a.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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