seta
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
Origin of seta
1Other words from seta
- setal, adjective
Words Nearby seta
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How to use seta in a sentence
Then move on to the Mandilli di seta al pesto, handmade handkerchief pasta with Genovese basil pesto.
This river bears in succession the names of seta-gawa, Uji-gawa and Yodo-gawa.
The legs are flattened, and furnished with elegant feathery st (seta, a bristle), serving as gills or branchi.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope | John William GriffithOne of them forms a long and slender bristle (seta) or tongue, furnished with distant minute teeth.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope | John William GriffithThe English "seton" comes from seta, a hair, because hair was originally employed as the inserted material.
The Master of Game | Second Duke of York, Edward
One or more pairs of well developed anterior inner dorsocentral (acrostichal) macrocht; seta on extensor surface of hind tibia.
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley
British Dictionary definitions for seta
/ (ˈsiːtə) /
(in invertebrates and some plants) any bristle or bristle-like appendage
(in mosses) the stalk of the sporophyte that bears the capsule
Origin of seta
1Derived forms of seta
- setaceous (sɪˈteɪʃəs), adjective
- setaceously, adverb
- setal, adjective
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Scientific definitions for seta
[ sē′tə ]
A stiff hair, bristle, or bristlelike process or part on an organism. Setae on the bodies of spiders are used as sensory organs, while setae on the bodies of many polychaete worms, such as earthworms, are used for locomotion. Microscopic setae on the feet of geckos allow adhesion to vertical surfaces.
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