n.
pl.cli·tel·la (-těl'ə)
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 clītellum, sing. of Latin clītellae, packsaddle; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]
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