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

• Part of a worm's body

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Somite \So"mite\ (s[=o]"m[imac]t), n. [Gr. sw^ma body.] (Anat. & Zo["o]l.) One of the actual or ideal serial segments of which an animal, esp. an articulate or vertebrate, is composed; somatome; metamere. -- So*mit`ic , a.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context embryology English) One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae. 2 (context anatomy English) A metamere, one of a series of segments, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally [syn: metamere ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A somite is a division of the body of an animal or embryo . Somites are bilaterally paired blocks of paraxial mesoderm that form along the head-to-tail axis of the developing embryo in segmented animals. In vertebrates , somites subdivide into the sclerotomes, ...