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Calamistrum

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Calamistrum \Cal`a*mis"trum\, n. [L., a curling iron.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   A comblike structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of
   certain spiders ({Ciniflonid[ae]}), used to curl certain
   fibers in the construction of their webs.
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