“sericterium”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

sericterium

释义

‖ sericterium Entom.|sɛrɪkˈtɪərɪəm|
Pl. -eria |-ˈɪərɪə|. Also anglicized serictery |sɪˈrɪktərɪ|.
[mod.L., irreg. f. Gr. σηρικόν silk (see Seric) + -τηριον, after sialisterium (σιαλιστήριον) salivary gland of insects.]
A glandular apparatus in silkworms for the production of silk; a silk or spinning gland.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. xli. (1828) IV. 137 In the sericterium the fluid that produces it [sc. silk] is sometimes white or grey.1875Blake Zool. 287 The two fine filaments from the sericteria are glued together by another secretion from a small gland.1898Packard Text-bk. Entomol. 337 In the imago the sericteries revert to their primitive shape and use as salivary glands.

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