Definition of sericterium Sericterium
ser•ic•te•ri•um
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What does sericterium mean?
WordNet
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| sericterium - silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders | ||
| silk gland, serictery | ||
| gland, secreter, secretor, secretory organ any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream | ||
| silkworm the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sericterium (n.)
A silk gland, as in the silkworms.
Part of speech
🔤- sericterium, noun, singular of sericteria.
