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Sericterium

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silk glandnounsilk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders
sericterynounsilk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders

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sericterynounsilk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders
silk glandnounsilk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders
serositynounThe quality or state of being serous.
sericiculturenounSynonym of sericulture.
ecthoreumnoun(zoology) The slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida.
sclerodermitenoun(zoology) The hard integument of crustaceans.
scleritenoun(biology) A hardened body part, especially in arthropod exoskeletons.
sclerenoun(zoology) A skeletal element in sponges.
sceptrulenoun(zoology) A kind of microscopic sponge spicule consisting of a straight rod terminated in a bundle of spines or knobs.
sensillanounAlternative form of sensillum. [(zoology) A sensory receptor in certain invertebrates, especially arthropods.]
resilifernoun(zoology) A recess or a process for the attachment of the resilium.
osmeteriumnoun(zoology) One of a pair of scent organs in the larvae of certain swallowtail butterflies.
xeriscencenoun(biology) Serotiny as a result of desiccation.
trichite(zoology) A delicate, hair-like siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges.
coremiumnounsynnema
spirorchiidnoun(zoology) Any trematode in the family Spirorchiidae.
scleritomenoun(biology) The scaly armour of some annelid worms such as machaeridians
coxopleuritenounA sclerite of the thoracic pleuron of some arthropods
cingulumnounThe girdle of an alb.
tendrilnoun(botany) A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.

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