chaeta

[kee-tuh]

noun

Zoology.

plural

chaetae 

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chaeta¹

< New Latin < Greek chaítē long hair

Word History and Origins

Origin of chaeta¹

C19: New Latin, from Greek khaitē long hair

Example Sentences

The chitinous chaetae have their origin in special ectodermal pits, at the base of which is one large cell which is thought to secrete the chaeta, as in Chaetopods.

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