cribellum
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Late Latin cribellum, diminutive of Latin cribrum (“sieve”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcribellum (plural cribella)
- (zoology) A spinning organ having many fine pores, situated in front of the spinners in some araneomorph spiders.
- 1996: some groups of spiders have a sieve-like plate, the cribellum, just in front of the spinners. — Michael J. Roberts, Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (Collins 1996, p. 17)
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editNoun
editcrībellum n (genitive crībellī); second declension
- (Late Latin) a small sieve
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | crībellum | crībella |
| Genitive | crībellī | crībellōrum |
| Dative | crībellō | crībellīs |
| Accusative | crībellum | crībella |
| Ablative | crībellō | crībellīs |
| Vocative | crībellum | crībella |
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