serific glands

serific glands
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
Glands of silk production that secrete a viscous fluid that solidifies passing through the orifice of the spinneret, emerging as two semi-crystalline threads.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • se|rif|ic — «suh RIHF ihk», a. having to do with the making of silk threads: »the serific glands of a silkworm. ╂[< Latin sēri(cum) + English fic] …   Useful english dictionary

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