Spinneret

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spinneret \Spin"ner*et\ (sp[i^]n"n[~e]r*[e^]t), n. (Zool.)
     One of the special jointed organs situated on the under side,
     and near the end, of the abdomen of spiders, by means of
     which they spin their webs. Most spiders have three pairs of
     spinnerets, but some have only two pairs. The ordinary silk
     line of the spider is composed of numerous smaller lines


     jointed after issuing from the spinnerets.
     [1913 Webster]