sericterium

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spidersSynonyms: silk glandserictery
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sericterium \Ser`ic*te"ri*um\, n. [See Sericeous.] (Zool.) A silk gland, as in the silkworms. [1913 Webster]
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