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cribellum

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kɹɪˈbɛləm/

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noun

Meaning 1

A spinning organ having many fine pores, situated in front of the spinners in some araneomorph spiders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Examples

  • 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)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin cribellum, diminutive of Latin cribrum (“sieve”).

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cribel — spinning organ
  • French: cribellum — spinning organ
  • Spanish: cribelo — spinning organ