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silk gland
noun(silk gland)
a gland that produces a viscid fluid which is extruded in filaments and hardens into silk on exposure to air: such as
silk gland
noun(silk gland)
either of a pair of greatly enlarged and modified salivary glands of an insect larva that produce a compound filament from which a larval or pupal cover (such as a cocoon) is spun
silk gland
noun(silk gland)
any of two or more abdominal glands of a spider that open through spinnerets and produce a filament used chiefly in the spinning of webs

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