somite

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US/ˈsoʊmaɪt/

noun

One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae.

“pedigerous somite”

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metamere
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Meanings

nounsomite (plural somites)

plural somites

  1. embryologyOne of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae.
  2. anatomyA metamere, one of a series of segments, arranged longitudinally, of which some animals are composed.

    pedigerous somite

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally

Similar
metamere
Broader
segment
Also see
merosomemetamere

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From soma + -ite.

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Translations

Arabic جُسَيْدَة
  • جُسَيْدَة (jusayda)somite
Czech somit, prvodílec
  • somitsomite
  • prvodílecsomite
German Somit
  • Somitsomite
Latin somitus
  • somitussomite
Polish somit, praczłon
  • somitsomite
  • praczłonsomite
Russian сомит
  • сомит (somit)somite

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mitoseosmiteMeotis
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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