seripositorn.

Brit.

/ˌsɪərᵻˈpɒzᵻtə/,

/ˌsɛrᵻˈpɒzᵻtə/, U.S.

/ˌsɛrəˈpɑzədər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sēricum , positor n.

Etymology: Irregularly < classical Latin sēricum silk (see Seric adj.) + positor n.

Entomology. Now rare.

The spinneret of a silkworm.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > spinning organ

spinner1815

spinneret1826

seripositor1879

1879 T. Wardle in Jrnl. Soc. Arts 9 May 510/1 I propose, therefore, to change the word spinnaret, which conveys an inaccurate impression, and substitute for it seripositor.

1955 Bios 26 97 The silk glands are a pair of long, thick-walled tubes running down the sides of the body and opening by a common pore, the seripositor or spinneret, on the lower lip or labium.

1988 D. Kuhn in J. Needham Sci. & Civilisation in China V. ix. 303 The spinneret or seripositor opens on the under lip of the larva.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seripositor
释义	seripositorn. Brit. /ˌsɪərᵻˈpɒzᵻtə/, /ˌsɛrᵻˈpɒzᵻtə/, U.S. /ˌsɛrəˈpɑzədər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sēricum , positor n. Etymology: Irregularly < classical Latin sēricum silk (see Seric adj.) + positor n. Entomology. Now rare. The spinneret of a silkworm. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > spinning organ spinner1815 spinneret1826 seripositor1879 1879 T. Wardle in Jrnl. Soc. Arts 9 May 510/1 I propose, therefore, to change the word spinnaret, which conveys an inaccurate impression, and substitute for it seripositor. 1955 Bios 26 97 The silk glands are a pair of long, thick-walled tubes running down the sides of the body and opening by a common pore, the seripositor or spinneret, on the lower lip or labium. 1988 D. Kuhn in J. Needham Sci. & Civilisation in China V. ix. 303 The spinneret or seripositor opens on the under lip of the larva. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1879
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