"clitellum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clitella [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛləm Etymology: From New Latin clitellum, from Latin clītella (singular noun), clītellae (“packsaddle”, plurale tantum). Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|clitellum}} New Latin clitellum, {{der|en|la|clītella|pos=singular noun}} Latin clītella (singular noun) Head templates: {{en-noun|clitella}} clitellum (plural clitella)
  1. (biology) A glandular swelling in the epidermis of some annelid worms; it secretes a viscous fluid in which the eggs are deposited. Wikipedia link: clitellum Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: saddle, clitellus [obsolete, uncommon] Translations (glandular swelling): opasek [masculine] (Czech), klitellum (Finnish), nyereg (Hungarian), tarawhiti (Maori), clitelo [masculine] (Portuguese)

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