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Cribellum
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thumb|right|upright|Progradungula otwayensis ([[Gradungulidae) holding a snare made from silk spun from its cribellum]]

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  • Ancestral trait
  • Prevalence
  • Cribellate families
  • Diatom cribellum
  • References
  • External links

thumb|right|upright|Progradungula otwayensis ([[Gradungulidae) holding a snare made from silk spun from its cribellum]]

Cribellum literally means 'little sieve', and in biology the term generally applies to anatomical structures in the form of tiny perforated plates.

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