zoonite
zoonite noun: one of the segments of the body of an articulated animal, sometimes regarded as a distinct organism.
Noun
zoonite (plural zoonites)
- One of the segments of the body of an articulated animal, sometimes regarded as a distinct organism.
- An organite is always dependent, its life is always subordinate to that of the individual of which it forms a part; a zoonite is always independent, it has a life peculiar to itself.1843, The Medical Times, volume 7, page 183
- When there is budding the somite which proliferates is the pre-anal in Myrianida and certain species of Autolytus; the anal segment is, from the first, too differentiated to take part in the formation of new zoonites.1891, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, page 195
Synonyms of zoonite
Forms of zoonite
| plural | zoonites |
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| alternative form | zoönite |
Origin of zoonite
From zoon + -ite.
Words formed from zoonite
Questions about zoonite
- What does zoonite mean?
- Zoonite means one of the segments of the body of an articulated animal, sometimes regarded as a distinct organism.
- What part of speech is zoonite?
- Zoonite is a noun.
- What is the plural of zoonite?
- The plural of zoonite is zoonites.
Words near zoonite in the dictionary
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