clitellum

Etymology

From New Latin clitellum, from Latin clītella (singular noun), clītellae (“packsaddle”, plurale tantum).

noun

  1. (biology) A glandular swelling in the epidermis of some annelid worms; it secretes a viscous fluid in which the eggs are deposited.

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