Definitions For Clitellum

Noun

{{en-noun, clitella}} (biology) A glandular swelling in the epidermis of some annelid worms; it secretes a viscous fluid in which the eggs are deposited.

Synonyms

saddle clitellus {{q, uncommon, obsolete}}

Translations

Czech: opasek, m Finnish: klitellum

Etymology

From {{der, en, NL., clitellum}}, from {{der, en, la, clītella, pos=singular noun}}, clītellae, , packsaddle, pos=plurale tantum.{{R:MWO}}{{R:Dictionary.com}}

Anagrams

multicell

Is Clitellum a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
19

The word Clitellum is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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