clitellum
English
editEtymology
editFrom New Latin clitellum, from Latin clītella (singular noun), clītellae (“packsaddle”, plurale tantum).[1][2]
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɛləm
Noun
editclitellum (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
editTranslations
editglandular 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
editLatin
editNoun
editclītellum n (genitive clītellī); second declension
- (New Latin) clitellum
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:clitellum.
Declension
editSecond-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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