ALL meanings of clitellum
cli·tel·lum
C c - noun clitellum 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 3
- noun clitellum A raised band encircling the body of oligochaete worms and some leeches, made up of reproductive segments. 1
- noun plural clitellum a ring or saddle-shaped region of glandular tissue in the body wall of certain annelids, as earthworms and some leeches, that after copulation secretes a cocoon in which the eggs and sperm are deposited for fertilization and development. 1
- noun clitellum (biology) A glandular swelling in the epidermis of some annelid worms; it secretes a viscous fluid in which the eggs are deposited. 0