SOMITE


Meaning of SOMITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsō-ˌmīt ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek sōma body

Date: 1869

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.