Definitions for: Somite

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

Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: metamere

See Also: segment