Clitellum Definition

klī-tĕləm
clitellum
noun
A glandular swelling of the epidermis of certain annelid worms, such as earthworms, that secretes a viscous fluid to form a cocoon in which the eggs are deposited.
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Origin of Clitellum

  • New Latin clītellum sing. of Latin clītellae packsaddle klei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Clitellum Sentence Examples

  • The clitellum consists of a thickening of the epidermis, and is of two forms among the Oligochaeta.

  • It is therefore obviously much thicker than the clitellum in the limicolous forms. The position of the clitellum, which is universal in occurrence, varies much as does the number of component segments.

  • There are a clitellum and sperm ducts which though like nephridia have a larger funnel and a less complexly wound duct.

  • Nerve cord lies in coelom; brain in first segment or prostomium in many forms. Clitellum generally only two or three segments and more anterior in position than in Terricolae.

  • The appendages of the body are reduced to branchiae, present in certain forms. A clitellum is present.

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