Cribella

/krɪˈbɛlə/ noun

Definition

A small sieve-like spinning organ found in certain spiders, used to produce special silk fibers.

Etymology

From Latin 'cribellum' (small sieve), diminutive of 'cribrum' (sieve), borrowed by arachnologists to describe the spider organ's sieve-like appearance.

Kelly Says

Spider cribellae are microscopic marvels—they produce incredibly fine silk strands that look like dust when spun together, creating a special adhesive silk that traps prey even better than standard webs.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሪቤላ
kri-be-la
ARالعربية
كريبيلا
kri-be-la
BNবাংলা
ক্রিবেলা
kri-be-la
CACatalà
cribella
kri-bel-la
CSČeština
cribella
kri-bel-la
DADansk
cribella
kri-bel-la
DEDeutsch
cribella
kri-bel-la
ELΕλληνικά
cribella
kri-bel-la
ESEspañol
cribella
kri-bel-la
FAفارسی
کریبلا
kri-be-la
FISuomi
cribella
kri-bel-la
FRFrançais
cribella
kri-bel-la
GUGU
ક્રિબેલા
kri-be-la
HAHA
cribella
kri-bel-la
HEעברית
קריבלה
kri-be-la
HIहिन्दी
क्रिबेला
kri-be-la
HUMagyar
cribella
kri-bel-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
cribella
kri-bel-la
IGIG
cribella
kri-bel-la
ITItaliano
cribella
kri-bel-la
JA日本語
クリベラ
kuri-bera
KKKK
крибелла
kri-bel-la
KMKM
គ្រីបេឡា
gri-be-la
KO한국어
크리벨라
keuri-be-ra
MRMR
क्रिबेला
kri-be-la
MSBahasa Melayu
cribella
kri-bel-la
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီးဘဲလာ
kri-be-la
NLNederlands
cribella
kri-bel-la
NONorsk
cribella
kri-bel-la
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰਿਬੇਲਾ
kri-be-la
PLPolski
cribella
kri-bel-la
PTPortuguês
cribella
kri-bel-la
RORomână
cribella
kri-bel-la
RUРусский
крибелла
kri-bel-la
SVSvenska
cribella
kri-bel-la
SWKiswahili
cribella
kri-bel-la
TAதமிழ்
கிறிபெல்லா
ki-ri-bel-la
TEతెలుగు
క్రిబెల్ల
kri-bel-la
THไทย
คริเบลล่า
kri-bel-la
TLTL
cribella
kri-bel-la
TRTürkçe
cribella
kri-bel-la
UKУкраїнська
крибелла
kri-bel-la
URاردو
کریبیلا
kri-bi-la
VITiếng Việt
cribella
kri-bel-la
YOYO
cribella
kri-bel-la
ZH中文
克里贝拉
kè lǐ bēi lā
ZUZU
cribella
kri-bel-la

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