clitellum

[ klahy-tel-uhm ]

/ klaɪˈtɛl əm /

noun, plural cli·tel·la [klahy-tel-uh]. /klaɪˈtɛl ə/.

a ring or saddle-shaped region of glandular tissue in the body wall of certain annelids, as earthworms and some leeches, that after copulation secretes a cocoon in which the eggs and sperm are deposited for fertilization and development.

Origin of clitellum

1830–40; <New Latin, neuter noun based on Latin clītellae packsaddle

Words nearby clitellum

Clisthenes, clistocarpous, clistothecium, clit, Clite, clitellum, clithral, clithrophobia, clitic, cliticize, clitoridectomy

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Example sentences from the Web for clitellum

Clitellum not present as a definite organ, as in Oligochaeta.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7|Various
Clitellum always present, extending over two (many limicolous forms) to forty-five segments (Alma).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7|Various
Clitellum generally only two or three segments and more anterior in position than in Terricolae.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7|Various
Clitellum commonly extensive and more posterior in position than in other groups.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7|Various

Clitellum, kli-tel′um, n. the saddle of an annelid, as the earthworm:—pl.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for clitellum

clitellum

/ (klɪˈtɛləm) /

noun plural -la (-lə)

a thickened saddle-like region of epidermis in earthworms and leeches whose secretions bind copulating worms together and later form a cocoon around the eggs

Word Origin for clitellum

C19: from New Latin, from Latin clītellae (plural) packsaddle

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单词	clitellum
释义	clitellum [ klahy-tel-uhm ] / klaɪˈtɛl əm / noun, plural cli·tel·la [klahy-tel-uh]. /klaɪˈtɛl ə/. a ring or saddle-shaped region of glandular tissue in the body wall of certain annelids, as earthworms and some leeches, that after copulation secretes a cocoon in which the eggs and sperm are deposited for fertilization and development. Origin of clitellum 1830–40; <New Latin, neuter noun based on Latin clītellae packsaddle Words nearby clitellum Clisthenes, clistocarpous, clistothecium, clit, Clite, clitellum, clithral, clithrophobia, clitic, cliticize, clitoridectomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clitellum Clitellum not present as a definite organ, as in Oligochaeta. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7\|Various Clitellum always present, extending over two (many limicolous forms) to forty-five segments (Alma). Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7\|Various Clitellum generally only two or three segments and more anterior in position than in Terricolae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7\|Various Clitellum commonly extensive and more posterior in position than in other groups. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7\|Various Clitellum, kli-tel′um, n. the saddle of an annelid, as the earthworm:—pl. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for clitellum clitellum / (klɪˈtɛləm) / noun plural -la (-lə) a thickened saddle-like region of epidermis in earthworms and leeches whose secretions bind copulating worms together and later form a cocoon around the eggs Word Origin for clitellum C19: from New Latin, from Latin clītellae (plural) packsaddle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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