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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cli•tel•lum (klī tel′əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tel•la (-tel′ə).USA pronunciation - Anatomy, Invertebratesa 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.
- Neo-Latin, neuter noun, nominal based on Latin clītellae packsaddle
- 1830–40
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