Chaeta

//ˈkiːtə// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A chitinous bristle of an annelid worm.
  2. 2
    a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm wordnet
  3. 3
    Such a bristle on an arthropod.

Synonyms

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setaseta

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “crest, mane, flowing hair, foliage”).

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