spinneret

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

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.

spinneret

/ 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

spinneret

/ 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spinneret¹

First recorded in 1820–30; spinner + -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of spinneret¹

C18: from spinner + -et

Example Sentences

Scientists cannot yet copy the web-spinning action of a spider’s spinnerets.

From Science News For Students

The following are magnified figures of the spinneret of the Cossus, from Lyonnet.

From Project Gutenberg

The silk comes from a spinneret which is just behind the jaws and is about the color of thin starch paste.

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

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Spin′nerule, one of the tubules of a spinneret; Spin′nery, a spinning-mill.

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

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