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Synonyms

chaetophorous

American

[ki-tof-er-uhs] / kɪˈtɒf ər əs /

adjective

Zoology.

bearing bristles; setigerous.

Etymology

Origin of chaetophorous

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

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