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

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