Translation guide
A spinneret is the organ on a spider or silkworm that produces silk. In English, it can also refer to a metal plate with holes used in manufacturing synthetic fibers. This guide covers both meanings.
The biological organ that spins silk, found in spiders and silkworms.
The standard biological term for a spinneret, literally 'silk-spinning tube'. Used for spiders and silkworms.
Silk comes out of the spider's spinneret.
A more general term for a spinning organ, sometimes used in biological contexts.
The silkworm's spinneret produces silk.
Literally 'thread wart', a colloquial or descriptive term for the external spinnerets of spiders. Rare in formal writing.
The spider's spinnerets are on its rear end.
A metal plate with tiny holes through which a solution is forced to create synthetic fibers like rayon or nylon.
吐糸管 (としかん) is for biological spinnerets (spiders, silkworms), while 紡糸口金 (ぼうしぐちがね) is for industrial spinnerets used in synthetic fiber production. Do not mix them up.
This nozzle is used for spinning.