Cingulum Definition

sĭnggyə-ləm
noun
A band or zone, as of color.
Webster's New World
(zoology) A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells.
Wiktionary

(zoology) The clitellus of earthworms.

Wiktionary

Origin of Cingulum

  • Latin girdle from cingere to gird kenk- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin

    From Wiktionary

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