cli·tel·lum (kl -t l  m)n. pl. cli·tel·la (-t l) A swollen, glandular, saddlelike region in the epidermis of certain annelid worms, such as the earthworm, that secretes a viscous fluid to form a cocoon for their eggs. [New Latin cl tellum, sing. of Latin cltellae, packsaddle; see klei- in Indo-European roots.] |   |
clitellum [klɪˈtɛləm]
n pl -la [-lə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a thickened saddle-like region of epidermis in earthworms and leeches whose secretions bind copulating worms together and later form a cocoon around the eggs
[from New Latin, from Latin clītellae (plural) packsaddle]
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