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Glands that secrete the liquids that produce silk on exposure to the air.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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silk|worm — «SIHLK WURM», noun. any caterpillar that spins silk to form a cocoon, especially the larva of a moth that feeds on mulberry leaves. It is usually a domesticated moth, originally of Asia. »Two glands near the silkworm s lower jaw give off a fluid… … Useful english dictionary
silk gland — noun silk producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders • Syn: ↑serictery, ↑sericterium • Hypernyms: ↑gland, ↑secretory organ, ↑secretor, ↑secreter • Part Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
Silk — This article is about a natural fiber and the textile woven from it. For other uses, see Silk (disambiguation). Four of the most important domesticated silk worms, together with their adult moth forms, Meyers Konversations Lexikon (1885 1892)… … Wikipedia
silk — silklike, adj. /silk/, n. 1. the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm. 2. thread made from this fiber. 3. cloth made from this fiber. 4. a garment of this cloth. 5. a gown of such material worn distinctively … Universalium
silk gland — noun Date: 1870 a gland that produces a viscid fluid which is extruded in filaments and hardens into silk on exposure to air: as a. either of a pair of greatly enlarged and modified salivary glands of an insect larva that produce a compound… … New Collegiate Dictionary
silk — n. [Gr. serikos, silk] 1. A secretion that hardens so rapidly on extrusion that it may be produced as a long continuous thread. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) Secreted by specialized salivary glands in Acari; anterior of the abdomen in Araneae; the … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
silk gland — any of several glands, as in various insects and spiders, that secrete a viscid protein substance which hardens into silk on contact with air. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
Spider silk — Spider silk, also known as gossamer, is a protein fiber spun by spiders. Spiders use their silk to make webs or other structures, which function as nets to catch other creatures, or as nests or cocoons for protection for their offspring. They can … Wikipedia
spinning glands — 1. (ARTHROPODA) Glands that secrete a silky material; silk glands. 2. (ANNELIDA: Polychaeta) Glands of the parapodia that secrete the tube forming material … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Lyonnet's glands — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Lepidoptera, paired accessory glands opening by a separate duct into the silk gland on its own side; Filippi s glands … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
