noun
silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders
• Syn: ↑silk gland, ↑sericterium
• Hypernyms: ↑gland, ↑secretory organ, ↑secretor, ↑secreter
• Part Holonyms: ↑silkworm, ↑giant silkworm, ↑wild wilkworm
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\\sə̇ˈriktərē\ noun (-es)Etymology: New Latin sericterium
: the silk-producing gland of a caterpillar or other insect larva — compare silk gland
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/si rik"teuh ree/, n., pl. sericteries.
a silk gland.
[ < NL sericterium]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.