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Answer for the clue "Silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders ", 11 letters:
sericterium

Word definitions for sericterium in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sericterium \Ser`ic*te"ri*um\, n. [See Sericeous .] (Zo["o]l.) A silk gland, as in the silkworms.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context zoology English) A silk gland, as in the silkworms.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders [syn: silk gland , serictery ]