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protosomite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-somite
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the segments, or metameres, of an animal in its early stage of development.

Etymology

From proto- + somite.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

protosomites (plural)

Questions

What does protosomite mean?
One of the segments, or metameres, of an animal in its early stage of development.
Where does protosomite come from?
From proto- + somite.

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