- a word derived from segment.
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S. carpocapsae is an unsegmented roundworm, or nematode, that kills insects through a symbiotic relationship with bacteria.
From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025
However, owing to the lack of molecular and morphological studies, the question of whether the vertebrate head evolved as a modified embryonic segment or originated as an independent unsegmented head remains unanswered.
From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2024
The carapace of the prosoma was unsegmented and often bore a pair of eyes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
Pro' leg, an unsegmented appendage found in the larv� of some insects.
From A Guide for the Study of Animals by Lucas, Frederic
The “growing point” of the trunk is, in fact, situated in front of this region, and, when the full number of somites has been reached, the unsegmented part remaining forms the telson of the adult.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various