- serific
- a. silk-producing.♦ serigraph, n. silk-screen print.♦ serimeter, n. instrument for testing silk.
Dictionary of difficult words. 2015.
serific
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serific — … Useful english dictionary
serific glands — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Glands of silk production that secrete a viscous fluid that solidifies passing through the orifice of the spinneret, emerging as two semi crystalline threads … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
se|rif|ic — «suh RIHF ihk», a. having to do with the making of silk threads: »the serific glands of a silkworm. ╂[< Latin sēri(cum) + English fic] … Useful english dictionary
