- serific
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
serific — a. silk producing. ♦ serigraph, n. silk screen print. ♦ serimeter, n. instrument for testing silk … Dictionary of difficult words
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