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 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)

The larva makes a globular case of sand stuck together with fine silk spun, it is said, from a slender spinneret at the posterior end of the body.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

By the continued application of the creature's spinneret this barrier is made gradually thicker and higher, till at last the overhanging sides meet and the caterpillar is inclosed in its self-constructed prison.

From Butterflies and Moths (British) by Furneaux, William S.

At, feeler; Mn, mandible; Mx, maxilla; Lm, labium, spinneret projecting beyond it.

From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)

It is truncated, wide open and supplied with a membranous partition, the work of the spinneret.

From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander