spinneret

American  

[spin-uh-ret, spin-uh-ret] / ˈspɪn əˌrɛt, ˌspɪn əˈrɛt /

noun

1. an organ or part by means of which a spider, insect larva, or the like spins a silky thread for its web or cocoon.

2. a metal plate or cup with tiny holes through which a chemical solution is extruded to form continuous filaments, as of rayon, nylon, or polyester.

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spinneret British  

/ ˈspɪnəˌrɛt /

noun

1. any of several organs in spiders and certain insects through which silk threads are exuded

2. a finely perforated dispenser through which a viscous liquid is extruded in the production of synthetic fibres

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spinneret Scientific  

/ spĭn′ə-rĕt′ /

1. One of the small openings in the back part of a spider or silk-producing insect larva, through which the sticky fluid that dries into silk is released.

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Etymology

Origin of spinneret

First recorded in 1820–30; spinner + -et

Example Sentences

The labium or second maxillæ, so large in the moth, serves simply as a spinneret in the caterpillar.

From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)

Then she sat still, and from a little spinneret on each side of her body she drew hundreds of fine threads of silk, so soft and gummy that they looked like honey.

From The Sun's Babies by Howes, Edith

Spin′nerule, one of the tubules of a spinneret; Spin′nery, a spinning-mill.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

The threads of spiders are produced from an organ called the "spinneret," which is placed at the extremity of the body.

From Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People by Du Chaillu, Paul B. (Paul Belloni)

Soon after, she hoists him, fastened by a line to her spinneret, and drags him to her hiding-place, where a long banquet will be held.

From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander