Answer: somite

AnswerCrossword Clue
SOMITESegment of animal bodies: Zool.
SOMITEMetamere
SOMITEPart of a worm's body
somiteone member of a series of paired segments into which the thickened dorsal zone of mesoderm is divided
somiteany of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere
somitea body segment of some animals