cribellum
/ (krɪˈbɛləm) /
a sievelike spinning organ in certain spiders that occurs between the spinnerets
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How to use cribellum in a sentence
In the male the cribellum is rudimentary, and there is no calamistrum.
The Common Spiders of the United States | James Henry EmertonBy means of the calamistrum these spiders comb from the cribellum a band of loose threads which form a part of their webs.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets | VariousThey have in front of the usual spinnerets an additional organ, which is named the cribellum (Fig. 102, c).
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets | VariousThere are two quite distinct types of regular webs made by spiders possessing a cribellum and a calamistrum.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets | VariousThe cribellum is large for the size of the spiders and can generally be plainly seen just in front of the other spinnerets.
The Common Spiders of the United States | James Henry Emerton
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