serictery

American

[si-rik-tuh-ree] / sɪˈrɪk tə ri /

noun

a silk gland.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

sericteries

plural

Etymology

Origin of serictery

From the New Latin word sērictērium

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