clitellum
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English
Etymology
From New Latin clitellum, from Latin clītella (singular noun), clītellae (“packsaddle”, plurale tantum).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛləm
Noun
clitellum (plural clitella)
- (biology) A glandular swelling in the epidermis of some annelid worms; it secretes a viscous fluid in which the eggs are deposited.
Synonyms
Translations
glandular swelling
References
- ^ “clitellum”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “clitellum”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “clitellum”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
clītellum n (genitive clītellī); second declension
- (New Latin) clitellum
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:clitellum.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | clītellum | clītella |
| genitive | clītellī | clītellōrum |
| dative | clītellō | clītellīs |
| accusative | clītellum | clītella |
| ablative | clītellō | clītellīs |
| vocative | clītellum | clītella |