silk gland

Noun
  1. Silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders (synset 102470809)
    is a type of: gland, secreter, secretor, secretory organ - any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
    is a part of:
    • silkworm - the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
    • giant silkworm, silkworm, wild wilkworm - larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
    same as: sericterium, serictery

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