chaeta

[ kee-tuh ]

/ ˈki tə /

noun, plural chae·tae [kee-tee] /ˈki ti/. Zoology.

a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.

Nearby words

chador, chadri, chadwick, chaebol, chaeronea, chaeta, chaetiferous, chaeto-, chaetognath, chaetophorous, chaetopod

Origin of chaeta

< New Latin < Greek chaítē long hair

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British Dictionary definitions for chaetae

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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