chaeta

[ kee-tuh ]

/ ˈki tə /

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noun, plural chae·tae

[kee-tee]. /ˈki ti/. Zoology.

a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.

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Origin of chaeta

<New Latin <Greek chaítē long hair

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British Dictionary definitions for chaeta

chaeta

/ (ˈkiːtə) /

noun plural -tae (-tiː)

any of the chitinous bristles on the body of such annelids as the earthworm and the lugworm: used in locomotion; a seta

Word Origin for chaeta

C19: New Latin, from Greek khaitē long hair

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