clitellum

English

Etymology

From New Latin clitellum, from Latin clītella (singular noun), clītellae (“packsaddle”, plurale tantum).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛləm

Noun

clitellum (plural clitella)

  1. (biology) A glandular swelling in the epidermis of some annelid worms; it secretes a viscous fluid in which the eggs are deposited.

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References

  1. ^ “clitellum”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^ “clitellum”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Coined from clītella (“packsaddle”) +‎ -um.

Noun

clītellum n (genitive clītellī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) clitellum
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:clitellum.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative clītellum clītella
genitive clītellī clītellōrum
dative clītellō clītellīs
accusative clītellum clītella
ablative clītellō clītellīs
vocative clītellum clītella
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