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clitellum
[ klahy-tel-uhm ]
noun
plural clitella
- a ring or saddle-shaped region of glandular tissue in the body wall of certain annelids, as earthworms and some leeches, that after copulation secretes a cocoon in which the eggs and sperm are deposited for fertilization and development.
clitellum
/ °ì±ôɪˈ³ÙÉ›±ôÉ™³¾ /
noun
- a thickened saddle-like region of epidermis in earthworms and leeches whose secretions bind copulating worms together and later form a cocoon around the eggs
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of clitellum1
1830–40; < New Latin, neuter noun based on Latin ³¦±ôÄ«³Ù±ð±ô±ô²¹±ð packsaddle
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of clitellum1
C19: from New Latin, from Latin ³¦±ôÄ«³Ù±ð±ô±ô²¹±ð (plural) packsaddle
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The worms can range in length from 4 to 8 inches and have a flat, milky white band called a clitellum that encircles the body, distinguishing it from other earthworms with pink raised bands, Ms. Flowers-Kimmerle said.
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The swollen band is called a clitellum.
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Each earthworm will form an egg capsule in its clitellum and pass it into the environment.
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Clitellum, kli-tel′um, n. the saddle of an annelid, as the earthworm:—pl.
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Clitellum not present as a definite organ, as in Oligochaeta.
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