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aciniform
[ uh-sin-uh-fawrm ]
aciniform
/ əˈsɪnɪˌfɔːm /
adjective
- shaped like a bunch of grapes
Word History and Origins
Origin of aciniform1
Word History and Origins
Origin of aciniform1
Example Sentences
Male crab spiders make aciniform silk to tie up their lady friends before mating; female spiders weave silken tubuliform egg sacs; and trapdoor spiders produce special sticky silk globules with which to construct their heavy swing doors of layered earth and silk.
Aciniform, a-sin′i-form, adj. in clusters like grapes, or having the form of grapes.
The glands in western black widows each produce different kinds of silk: The major and minor ampullate glands manufacture dragline and scaffolding silk; the tubuliform gland synthesizes egg case silk; the aggregate gland makes glue silk; the aciniform gland synthesizes prey wrapping and egg-case threads; the pyriform glands produce silk that sticks onto surfaces; and the flageliform has an unclear function in this species.
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