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 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

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

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

There is also the tube that connects with the silk glands and ends in the spinneret.

From Moths of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter

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

Soon after, she hoists him, fastened by a line to her spinneret, and drags him to her hiding-place, where a long banquet will be held. 

From The Life of the Spider by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

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