clitellum
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin clitellum, from Latin clītella (singular noun), clītellae (“packsaddle”, plurale tantum).[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛləm
Noun[edit]
clitellum (plural clitella)
- (biology) A glandular swelling in the epidermis of some annelid worms; it secretes a viscous fluid in which the eggs are deposited.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
glandular swelling
References[edit]
- ^ “clitellum”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “clitellum”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “clitellum”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
clītellum n (genitive clītellī); second declension
- (New Latin) clitellum
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:clitellum.
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | clītellum | clītella |
| Genitive | clītellī | clītellōrum |
| Dative | clītellō | clītellīs |
| Accusative | clītellum | clītella |
| Ablative | clītellō | clītellīs |
| Vocative | clītellum | clītella |
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