Definition of SOMITE (Meaning of SOMITE), a 6 Letter Word

Pronunciation:		'sowmIt


WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally

SOMITE is a 6 letter word that starts with S.
	Synonyms:	metamere

	See Also:	segment

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\So"mite\, n. [Gr. ? body.] (Anat. & Zo["o]l.) One of the actual or ideal serial segments of which an animal, esp. an articulate or vertebrate, is is composed; somatome; metamere. -- {So*mit`ic}, a.