somite


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
somite /ˈsəʊmʌɪt/
noun Zoology each of a number of body segments containing the same internal structures, e.g. in an earthworm.
– origin C19: from Gk sōma ‘body’ + -ite1.
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