| 释义 |
cli·tel·lum
\klə̇ˈteləm, klī-\ noun
(plural clitel·la \-elə\)
Etymology: New Latin, modification of Latin clitellae packsaddle; akin to Greek klinein to lean — more at lean
: a thickened glandular section of the body wall of certain annelid worms that functions as an accessory reproductive organ secreting a viscid material that forms the cocoon in which the eggs are deposited |