cribellum
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Related to cribellum: Calamistrum, colossus
cribellum
(krɪˈbɛləm)n, pl -la (-lə)
(Zoology) a sievelike spinning organ in certain spiders that occurs between the spinnerets
[C19: New Latin, from Late Latin cribellum, diminutive of Latin cribrum a sieve]
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