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2024
clitellum
clitellum
English
Noun
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.
Translations
glandular swelling
Czech:
opasek
m
Finnish:
klitellum
Anagrams
multicell
Etymology
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Latin
clitella
(
“
packsaddle
”
)
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