Cribellum
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɹɪˈbɛləm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cribellum is a noun meaning (zoology) A spinning organ having many fine pores, situated in front of the spinners in some araneomorph spiders.
Meaning
(zoology) A spinning organ having many fine pores, situated in front of the spinners in some araneomorph spiders.
Example Sentences
1996: some groups of spiders have a sieve-like plate, the cribellum, just in front of the spinners. — Michael J. Roberts, Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (Collins 1996, p. 17)
Word Forms
- cribella
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include colulus, scalpellum, rastellum, cingulum, aciculum, trabecula.
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