sericose

sericose
n. [L. sericus, silken; os, mouth]
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
In Hymenoptera, the opening for the duct of the silk glands.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • spinneret — n. [A.S. spinnan, to spin] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) In spiders, three pairs of glands at the subcaudal end of the abdomen, covered with minute tubes; see fusula sericose. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) An external apparatus from which silk exudes… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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