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clitellum
 clitellumof an earthwormcli·tel·lum C0411800 (klī-tĕl′əm)n. pl. cli·tel·la (-tĕl′ə) A glandular swelling of the epidermis of certain annelid worms, such as earthworms, that secretes a viscous fluid to form a cocoon in which the eggs are deposited.
[New Latin clītellum, sing. of Latin clītellae, packsaddle; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]clitellum (klɪˈtɛləm) n, pl -la (-lə) (Zoology) 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[C19: from New Latin, from Latin clītellae (plural) packsaddle]clitellum
clitellum[klə′tel·əm] (invertebrate zoology) The thickened, glandular, saddlelike portion of the body wall of some annelid worms. clitellum
clitellum (klī-tĕl′əm)n. pl. cli·tella (-tĕl′ə) A glandular swelling of the epidermis of certain annelid worms, such as earthworms, that secretes a viscous fluid to form a cocoon in which the eggs are deposited.clitellum a saddle-like structure present around part of the anterior half of some ANNELID worms which contains glands that secrete mucus, forming a sheath round copulating animals and a cocoon round the eggs. |