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clitellum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
clitel-lum
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A glandular swelling in the epidermis of some annelid worms; it secretes a viscous fluid in which the eggs are deposited.

Etymology

From New Latin clitellum, from Latin clītella (singular noun), clītellae (“packsaddle”, plurale tantum).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: clitellum, clītella

Inflected Forms

clitella (plural)

Synonyms

saddle clitellus

Rhymes With

antebellum cerebellum vellum status quo ante bellum flagellum labellum scutellum postbellum flabellum capitellum haustellum vestibulocerebellum

Questions

What does clitellum mean?
A glandular swelling in the epidermis of some annelid worms; it secretes a viscous fluid in which the eggs are deposited.
Where does clitellum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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