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First published 1921; not fully revised

zonitenoun

Zoology.
  1. 1.
    1860–
    A snail of the genus Zonites.
    1. 1860
      Porcelain Zonites that lived two years and a half without aliment.
      All Year Round 18 February 390
  2. 2.
    1880–
    Any of the body-rings of a segmented animal, as an arthropod or annelid.
    1. 1880
      Zonites, Somites, or Metameres.
      F. P. Pascoe, Zoological Classification (ed. 2) 297
    2. 1888
      Each somite is subdivided externally into at least two lesser divisions or zonites.
      Huxley & Martin's Pract. Biology 241

zonite, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zonite, n. was last modified in December 2024.