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CRIBELLUM
Etymology
Noun
cribellum (plural cribella)
(zoology) A spinning organ having many fine pores, situated in front of the spinners in some araneomorph spiders.
Source: Wiktionary
Cri*bel"lum (krbl"lm), n. Etym: [L., a small sieve, dim. of cribrum sieve.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A peculiar perforated organ of certain spiders (Ciniflonidæ), used for spinning a special kind of silk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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19 April 2025
CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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