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chaeta

[ kee-tuh ]

noun

, Zoology.
, plural chae·tae [kee, -tee].
  1. a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.


chaeta

/ ˈkiːtə /

noun

  1. any of the chitinous bristles on the body of such annelids as the earthworm and the lugworm: used in locomotion; a seta
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chaeta1

< New Latin < Greek chaítē long hair
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chaeta1

C19: New Latin, from Greek khaitē long hair

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Chaeroneachaetiferous