clitellum

English

Etymology

From New Latin clitellum, from Latin clītella (singular noun), clītellae (“packsaddle”, plurale tantum).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛləm

Noun

clitellum (plural clitella)

1. (biology) A glandular swelling in the epidermis of some annelid worms; it secretes a viscous fluid in which the eggs are deposited.

Synonyms

• saddle
• clitellus (uncommon, obsolete)

Translations

glandular swelling

• Czech: opasek (cs) m
• Finnish: klitellum
• Hungarian: nyereg (hu)
• Maori: tarawhiti
• Portuguese: clitelo (pt) m

References

• “clitellum”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• multicell

Latin

Noun

clītellum n (genitive clītellī); second declension

1. (New Latin) clitellum
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:clitellum.

Declension

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