so·mite | \ ˈsō-ˌmīt 
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\Definition of somite
: one of the longitudinal series of segments into which the body of many animals is divided : metamere
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somite
nounso·mite | \ ˈsō-ˌmīt \
\Medical Definition of somite
: one of the longitudinal series of segments into which the body of many animals (as articulate animals and vertebrates) is divided : metamere
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somitic \ sō-ˈmit-ik \ adjective
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The first known use of somite was in 1869
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