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CLITELLUS
Cli
*
tel
"lus, n.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
prob.
fr.
L. clitellae a packsadle.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: A
thickened
glandular
portion
of
the
body
of
the
adult
earthworm,
consisting
of
several
united
segments modified
for
reproductive
purposes.