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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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