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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">silk</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>silk</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>spider silk</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>animal material by excretions, secretions, and fluids</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>silk</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>web</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Secretions and excretions of protein fiber, of various compositions, from spiders and various insects. The fiber is used by the animals for cocoons, webs, transportation, nests, to catch or preserve prey, among other purposes. ]]></note></mads>