CLITELLUM


Meaning of CLITELLUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ klī-ˈte-ləm ]

noun

( plural cli·tel·la -lə)

Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin clitellae packsaddle

Date: 1839

: a thickened glandular section of the body wall of some annelids that secretes a viscid sac in which the eggs are deposited

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.