- sericate
- n.,♦ sericeous n. silky; bearing silky hairs.♦ serictery, n. caterpillar's silk- producing gland.♦ sericulture, n. breeding of silk-worms for silk production.
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sericate — adj. [L. sericus, silken] Having short, thick, silky down; sericeous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
sericate — /ser i kit, kayt /, adj. sericeous; silky. [1615 25; < L sericatus dressed in silk. See SERIC , ATE1] * * * … Universalium
sericate — /ser i kit, kayt /, adj. sericeous; silky. [1615 25; < L sericatus dressed in silk. See SERIC , ATE1] … Useful english dictionary
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