seripositor|sɛrɪˈpɒzɪtə(r)| [f. L. sēricum silk (see Seric) + positor.] 1881Wardle Wild Silks of India 28, I propose..to change the word ‘spinnaret’, which conveys an inaccurate impression, and substitute for it that of ‘seripositor’.1887Encycl.Brit. XXII. 58/1.