chaetotaxy

[kee-tuh-tak-see]

noun

Entomology.

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

Other Word Forms

• chaetotactic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chaetotaxy¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg