noun
Meaning 1
The organ a spider uses to spin its web.
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
spinneret
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noun
Meaning 2
A multipored device through which a plastic polymer melt is extruded into fibers.
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History
Etymology
From spinner + -et.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: filera — spider organ for web spinning
- Dutch: spintepel — spider organ for web spinning
- French: filière — spider organ for web spinning
- German: Spinnwarze — spider organ for web spinning
- Italian: filiera — spider organ for web spinning
- Italian: seritterio — spider organ for web spinning
- Polish: gruczoł przędny — spider organ for web spinning
- Portuguese: fieira — spider organ for web spinning
- Portuguese: fiandeira — spider organ for web spinning
- Romansh: varicla da filar — spider organ for web spinning
- Russian: паути́нная борода́вка (pautínnaja borodávka) — spider organ for web spinning
- Spanish: hilera — spider organ for web spinning
- Welsh: nyddyn — spider organ for web spinning
- Welsh: nyddolyn — spider organ for web spinning