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clitellum (n.)
"raised band around an earthworm," 1816, Modern Latin, from Latin
clitellae
"a pack-saddle," diminutive of
*clitra
"litter," from PIE
*klei-tro-
, from root
*klei-
(see
lean
(v.)). Related:
Clitellar
.