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What are spinnerets?

What are spinnerets? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. plural of spinneret
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The cribellum is a cigar-shaped plate on the underside of the abdomen, in front of the spinnerets.
Six spinnerets with different types of spigots and a specialised spinning organ called the cribellum.
The last two abdominal segments are specially modified into spinnerets which secrete the silk threads for which spiders have become well known.
Their abdomens are variable in shape being triangular, round to ovoid to elongate, sometimes extending tail-like past the spinnerets.
The solution is then passed through a metal plate with fine holes, called spinnerets.
The cribellum is large for the size of the spiders and can generally be plainly seen just in front of the other spinnerets.

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