cribellum

British

/ krɪˈbɛləm /

noun

a sievelike spinning organ in certain spiders that occurs between the spinnerets

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Etymology

Origin of cribellum

C19: New Latin, from Late Latin cribellum, diminutive of Latin cribrum a sieve

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cribellum

This comes from Arab. ghirbāl, a sieve, borrowed from Lat. cribellum, diminutive of cribrum.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley

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