calamistro

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calamistro m (pl.: calamistri)

  1. (zoologia) appendice anatomica simile a un pettine utilizzata per separare e rendere più voluminosi i fili vischiosi distesi e prolungati dal crivello secreti dalle filiere e situata sui metatarsi del quarto paio di zampe di alcuni ragni
  2. (obsoleto) ferro usato nel passato dalle signore per arricciare i capelli
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dal latino calamistrum, derivato da calamus, canna

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