Meaning of zoönite | Babel Free
Definitions
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Alternative spelling of zoonite. alt-of, alternative
- One of the segments of the body of an articulated animal, sometimes regarded as a distinct organism.
Examples
“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.”
“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.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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