arachnidium

noun

ar·​ach·​nid·​i·​um

ˌaˌrakˈnidēəm

plural arachnidia

-ēə

: the apparatus by which a spider's web is produced consisting of the silk glands and their ducts and the spinnerets

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Arachnida + -ium

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