presomitic

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adjective

Able to form somites and express segmentation

OriginEnglish somitic ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepresomitic (comparative more presomitic, superlative most presomitic)

comparative more presomitic · superlative most presomitic · alternative presomite

  1. biologyAble to form somites and express segmentation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishsomitic
  10. Englishpresomitic

From pre- + somitic.

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APA

presomitic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presomitic

MLA

“presomitic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presomitic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presomitic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presomitic.

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