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cribellum Zool.|krɪˈbɛləm|
[L. cribellum, dim. of cribrum sieve.]
An additional spinning organ, having numerous fine pores, situated in front of the spinnerets in certain spiders. Also ˈcribellate(d) adjs., having a cribellum.
1888Rolleston & Jackson Forms Anim. Life 524 In a few Spiders a chitinoid plate, the cribellum, lies in front of the spinnerets. 1926T. H. Savory Brit. Spiders 97 The British cribellated spiders. 1951Locket & Millidge Brit. Spiders I. iii. 28 The presence of the cribellum is of importance in classification and the whole group is usefully divided into cribellate and ecribellate spiders. 1958[see calamistrum]. |