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spinneret

/ˈspɪnəɹɛt/

spinneret noun: the organ a spider uses to spin its web.

spinneret: the organ a spider uses to spin its web
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Noun

spinneret (plural spinnerets)

  1. The organ a spider uses to spin its web.
  2. A multipored device through which a plastic polymer melt is extruded into fibers.

spinneret meaning in Tamil

spinneret in Tamil

துளைமுகப்பு, நூற்புச் சல்லடை, துளை முகப்பு, பின்னி

Forms of spinneret

pluralspinnerets

Origin of spinneret

From spinner + -et.

Questions about spinneret

What does spinneret mean?
Spinneret means the organ a spider uses to spin its web.
What is spinneret in Tamil?
Spinneret in Tamil is துளைமுகப்பு, நூற்புச் சல்லடை, துளை முகப்பு. See Spinneret meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spinneret?
Spinneret is a noun.
How do you pronounce spinneret?
Spinneret is pronounced /ˈspɪnəɹɛt/.
What is the plural of spinneret?
The plural of spinneret is spinnerets.

Words near spinneret in the dictionary

  1. spinner knobs
  2. spinner wheel
  3. spinner wheels
  4. spinnerbait
  5. spinnerbaits
  6. spinneret
  7. spinnerets
  8. spinnerette
  9. spinnerettes
  10. spinneries
  11. spinners

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spinneret (page history and authors); spinneret (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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