spinneret

[ spin-uh-ret, spin-uh-ret ]

/ ˈspɪn əˌrɛt, ˌspɪn əˈrɛt /

noun

an organ or part by means of which a spider, insect larva, or the like spins a silky thread for its web or cocoon.

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.

Words nearby spinneret

spinifex, spinmeister, spinnaker, spinnbarkeit, spinner, spinneret, spinnery, spinney, spinning, spinning box, spinning frame

Origin of spinneret

First recorded in 1820–30; spinner + -et

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Examples from the Web for spinneret

The thread, as a matter of fact, does not flow from the spinneret; it is drawn thence with a certain effort.
The Life of the Spider|J. Henri Fabre
One draws out the thread from the spinneret, and passes it to the other, which lays it on the radius.
Insect Adventures|J. Henri Fabre
It is truncated, wide open and supplied with a membranous partition, the work of the spinneret.
The Life of the Fly|J. Henri Fabre
The labium or second maxillæ, so large in the moth, serves simply as a spinneret in the caterpillar.
Our Common Insects|Alpheus Spring Packard

The silk is stiffened with a sort of gum as it comes out of the spinneret.
Makers of Many Things|Eva March Tappan

British Dictionary definitions for spinneret

spinneret

/ (ˈspɪnəˌrɛt) /

noun

any of several organs in spiders and certain insects through which silk threads are exuded

a finely perforated dispenser through which a viscous liquid is extruded in the production of synthetic fibres

Word Origin for spinneret

C18: from spinner + -et

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Scientific definitions for spinneret

spinneret

[ spĭn′ə-rĕt′ ]

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.