Serictery (Noun)
Meaning
Silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The silkworm's serictery gland produced a single silk filament that it used to spin its cocoon.
- Spiders use their sericteries to create the intricate webs that help them catch their prey.
- The moth's serictery gland was highly active during the pupal stage, producing a large quantity of silk.
- Biologists studied the serictery gland of the golden orb spider to understand the secret behind its incredibly strong silk.
- The serictery of the silkworm is made up of a pair of long, tubular glands that produce the silk proteins.