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)
• Māori: tarawhiti
• Portuguese: clitelo (pt) m

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “clitellum”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Anagrams

• multicell

Latin

Etymology

Coined from clītella (“packsaddle”) +‎ -um.

Noun

clītellum n (genitive clītellī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	clītellum	clītella
genitive	clītellī	clītellōrum
dative	clītellō	clītellīs
accusative	clītellum	clītella
ablative	clītellō	clītellīs
vocative	clītellum	clītella