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chaetotaxy

American  
[kee-tuh-tak-see] / ˈki təˌtæk si /

noun

Entomology.

  1. the arrangement of bristles on the exoskeleton of an insect.

Other Word Forms

  • chaetotactic adjective

Etymology

Origin of chaetotaxy

First recorded in 1890–95; chaeto- + -taxy

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Chaetotaxy: the science dealing with the arrangement and nomenclature of the bristles on the body of insects.

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