Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA silk gland, as in the silkworms.
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serictery
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nounsilk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders
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silk glandserictery
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Origin
- Ancient Greekσηρικόν“silk”
- Late Latinsericterium
- Englishsericterium
Late Latin sericterium, from Ancient Greek σηρικόν (sērikón, “silk”).
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German Spinndrüse
- Spinndrüsesilk gland
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APA
sericterium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sericterium
MLA
“sericterium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sericterium. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sericterium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sericterium.
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