clitellus

English

Etymology

New Latin, probably from Latin clitellae (“a packsaddle”).

Noun

clitellus (plural clitelli)

  1. (zoology) A thickened glandular portion of the body of the adult earthworm, consisting of several united segments modified for reproductive purposes.

Synonyms

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for clitellus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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