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| (Elizabeth Morales) |
n., pl., -tel·la (-tĕl'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.]






