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| cli·tel·lum [ klī télləm ] (plural cli·tel·la [ klī téllə ]) |
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part of worm's body wall: a glandular section, similar in shape to a saddle, in the body wall of some worms such as earthworms and leeches, that secretes a sticky substance during copulation. The substance is later used to form a sac in which the eggs are deposited.
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| [Mid-19th century. Via modern Latin< Latin clitellae "packsaddle" (from its shape), literally "little litters"] |
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