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spinnerule

spinnerule noun: one of the small tubes on the spinnerets of spiders.

Noun

spinnerule (plural spinnerules)

  1. (archaic) One of the small tubes on the spinnerets of spiders.
    Synonyms:
    spinning tube

Synonyms of spinnerule

  • spinning tube

Forms of spinnerule

pluralspinnerules

Origin of spinnerule

From spinner + -ule.

Questions about spinnerule

What does spinnerule mean?
Spinnerule means one of the small tubes on the spinnerets of spiders.
What part of speech is spinnerule?
Spinnerule is a noun.
What is the plural of spinnerule?
The plural of spinnerule is spinnerules.

Words near spinnerule in the dictionary

  1. spinnerets
  2. spinnerette
  3. spinnerettes
  4. spinneries
  5. spinners
  6. spinnerule
  7. spinnerules
  8. spinnery
  9. spinnest
  10. spinnet
  11. spinneth

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