clitellum

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

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  • Clitellum — Clitellum, »Gürtel« des Regenwurms (s.d.) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • clitellum — ● clitellum nom masculin (latin clitellae, bât) Région renflée du corps des vers de terre et des sangsues, où se forme le cocon nutritif qui abritera les œufs …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • clitellum — raised band around an earthworm, 1839, Modern Latin, from L. clitellae a pack saddle, dim. of *clitra litter, from PIE *klei tro , from root *klei (see LEAN (Cf. lean) (v.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Clitellum — The clitellum is a thickened glandular section of the body wall in earthworms and leeches, that secretes a viscid sac in which the eggs are deposited. It is present about 2 centimetres (0.79 in) behind the anterior end of the body (around… …   Wikipedia

  • Clitellum — Regenwürmer Ein Tauwurm (Lumbricus terrestris) beim Verlassen seiner Wohnröhre (Nachtaufnahme) Systematik ohne Rang: U …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Clitellum — Structure glandulaire épidermique caractéristique d une famille d Annélides, les Clitellates (qui comprend les Oligochètes (lombric) et les Achètes (sangsue)) et qui s étend généralement sur plusieurs anneaux (ou métamères) dans la moitié… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • clitellum — noun (plural clitella) Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin clitellae packsaddle Date: 1839 a thickened glandular section of the body wall of some annelids that secretes a viscid sac in which the eggs are deposited …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • clitellum — n. [L. clitellae, pack saddle] (ANNELIDA: Oligochaeta) A glandular annular swelling of the epidermis; the gland cells that secrete material to form a cocoon; cingulum …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • clitellum — /kluy tel euhm/, n., pl. clitella / tel euh/. 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… …   Universalium

  • Clitellum — Clitẹllum   das, s/...la, gürtelartiger, nur während der Fortpflanzungszeit bestehender Wulst in oder nahe der Geschlechtsregion der Gürtelwürmer …   Universal-Lexikon

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