Meaning of zoönite | Babel Free
Definitions
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Alternative spelling of zoonite. alt-of, alternative
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One of the segments of the body of an articulated animal, sometimes regarded as a distinct organism. archaic
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.