clitellus

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clitellus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  clitellus \cli*tel"lus\ (kl[i^]*t[e^]l"l[u^]s), n. [NL., prob.
     fr. L. clitellae a packsadle.] (Zool.)
     A thickened glandular portion of the body of the adult
     earthworm, consisting of several united segments modified for
     reproductive purposes.
     [1913 Webster]