Spin"ner*et (?), n. (Zoöl.)
One of the special jointed organs situated on the under side, and
near the end, of the abdomen of spiders, by means of which they spin
their webs. Most spiders have three pairs of spinnerets, but some have
only two pairs. The ordinary silk line of the spider is composed of
numerous smaller lines jointed after issuing from the
spinnerets.
Spin"ner*et (?), n. (Zoöl.)
One of the special jointed organs situated on the under side, and
near the end, of the abdomen of spiders, by means of which they spin
their webs. Most spiders have three pairs of spinnerets, but some have
only two pairs. The ordinary silk line of the spider is composed of
numerous smaller lines jointed after issuing from the
spinnerets.