chaetophorous

[ki-tof-er-uh s]

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adjective Zoology.

bearing bristles; setigerous.

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Origin of chaetophorous

First recorded in 1875–80; chaeto- + -phorous

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echinate spiny aristate barbellate chaetophorous hispid setaceous setal setiferous setose