单词 | microsomite |
释义 | † microsomiten. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. A definitive segment of the developing insect body; a metamere. Cf. macrosomite n. ΚΠ 1888 Amer. Naturalist 22 941 Before the permanent segments (metameres or microsomites) are established, the latter definitive segmentation is preceded by a subdivision into two and then three large segments (macrosomites). Derivatives microsomitic adj. ΚΠ 1888 Amer. Naturalist 22 941 The secondary or microsomitic segmentation of the primitive body. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1888 |
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