English noun: serictery | |||
1. | serictery (animal) silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders | ||
Synonyms | sericterium, silk gland | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gland, secreter, secretor, secretory organ | ||
Part meronym | giant silkworm, silkworm, silkworm, wild wilkworm | ||