ZOONITE

Etymology

Noun

zoonite (plural zoonites)

(zoology, archaic) One of the segments of the body of an articulated animal, sometimes regarded as a distinct organism.

Synonyms

• zoonule, zoönule

Source: Wiktionary


Zo"ö*nite, n. (Zoöl.) (a) One of the segments of the body of an articulate animal. (b) One of the theoretic transverse divisions of any segmented animal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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