1. organs in spiders and some other arthropods that produce silk threads
Usage: biology
2. devices with small holes through which liquid is forced to form fibers
Usage: manufacturing; textiles

Examples

• The spider’s spinnerets produced strong silk for its web.
• Black widow spiders have multiple spinnerets at the end of their abdomen.
• The textile factory used metal spinnerets to create synthetic fibers.
• Researchers studied how the spinnerets control silk thickness.
• Industrial spinnerets force molten plastic through tiny holes.
• The caterpillar’s spinnerets helped it create a cocoon.
• Modern spinnerets can produce incredibly fine synthetic threads.