setiform

[ see-tuh-fawrm ]

adjective

1. bristle-shaped; setaceous.

setiform

/ ˈsiːtɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. biology shaped like a seta

Word History and Origins

Origin of setiform¹

First recorded in 1810–20; seti- + -form

Example Sentences

This fluid, which is scarcely inferior to honey in sweetness, issues in limpid drops from the abdomen of these insects, not only by the ordinary passage, but also by two setiform tubes placed, one on each side, just above it.

From Project Gutenberg

It follows that when the whole instrument is exserted, we perceive a long membranous flexible tube hanging down from the labium, and along the walls of this tube the setiform mandibles and maxillæ in the shape of long narrow bands of chitine.

From Project Gutenberg

Setiform: in the form of a bristle or seta: when a slender short bristle arises from a thicker basal joint.

From Project Gutenberg

Antennæ short; third joint round; arista apical, long, slender, setiform.

From Project Gutenberg

Antennæ very short; third joint round; arista apical, long, slender, setiform.

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