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

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Example Sentences

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spinneret

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 Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu

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

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

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 Edith Howes

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 Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

The thread, as a matter of fact, does not flow from the spinneret; it is drawn thence with a certain effort. 

From The Life of the Spider by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

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