cingulum

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cingulum (noun; Latin cingulum, girdle): 1. Any band or girdle-like structure.

2. (Annelida) The clitellum.

3. (Mollusca) The colored bands or spiral ornamentation on certain univalve shells.

4. (Rotifera) The outer ciliary band of the coronal disc.