cribellum
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin cribellum, diminutive of Latin cribrum (“sieve”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɹɪˈbɛləm/
Noun
cribellum (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)
Related terms
Translations
Latin
Etymology
Noun
crībellum n (genitive crībellī); second declension
- (Late Latin) a small sieve
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | crībellum | crībella |
| genitive | crībellī | crībellōrum |
| dative | crībellō | crībellīs |
| accusative | crībellum | crībella |
| ablative | crībellō | crībellīs |
| vocative | crībellum | crībella |
Derived terms
- crībellō