An alternative or singular form referring to the clitellum, the thickened reproductive segment on earthworms.
Latin form of 'clitellae,' possibly singular alternative. Scientific nomenclature variant.
Even in scientific terminology, different authors used different Latin forms—this shows how biology developed from naturalists with varying classical education, each trying to 'properly' Latinize the same earthworm body part.
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