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Meaning of CRIBELLUM

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cri*bel"lum\ (kr?b?l"l?m), n. [L., a small sieve,
dim. of cribrum sieve.] (Zo["o]l.)
A peculiar perforated organ of certain spiders
({Ciniflonid[ae]}), used for spinning a special kind of silk.
 
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