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