metamere, somite
(noun) one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally
Source: WordNet® 3.1
somite (plural somites)
(embryology) One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae.
(anatomy) A metamere, one of a series of segments, arranged longitudinally, of which some animals are composed.
• Tomeis, mitose, osmite
Source: Wiktionary
So"mite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.& Zoöl.)
Definition: 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 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
