Chaeta
/ˈkiːtə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A chitinous bristle of an annelid worm.
- 2 a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm wordnet
- 3 Such a bristle on an arthropod.
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From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “crest, mane, flowing hair, foliage”).