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somite
- /ˈsoʊmaɪt/ US
Rhymes with -əʊmaɪt
noun somites
- One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae.
- A metamere, one of a series of segments, arranged longitudinally, of which some animals are composed. pedigerous somite
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Talk about this word "somite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/somite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. somite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/somite "somite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/somite.
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@misc{somite_2026,
title = {somite},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/somite},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}