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Meaning of CALAMISTRUM

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cal`a*mis"trum\, n. [L., a curling iron.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A comblike structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of
certain spiders ({Ciniflonid[ae]}), used to curl certain
fibers in the construction of their webs.
 

 

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