cin·gu·lum 
(sĭnggyə-ləm)
(sĭnggyə-ləm)n. pl. cin·gu·la (-lə)
Biology
Biology
A girdlelike marking or structure, such as a band or ridge, on an animal.
[Latin, girdle, from cingere, to gird; see kenk- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
cingu·late (-lĭt), cingu·la′ted (-lā′tĭd) adj.