seta
noun
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
setae
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pluralof seta.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The caterpillars’ setae may be sensitive to all three, Casas says, making it tough to tell how important the ability to detect the electric field may be for protection.
From Science Magazine ● May 20, 2024
That observation suggests the setae have evolved to detect a wasp’s particular electrostatic signature.
From Science Magazine ● May 20, 2024
The researchers also found that the caterpillars’ setae responded most dramatically when the electric field oscillated at a rate comparable to the beating of a wasp’s wings.
From Science Magazine ● May 20, 2024
Geckos’ toes are covered with hundreds of thousands of tiny hairs known as setae, with each seta, in turn, branching into hundreds of tiny, flat, triangular tips called spatulae.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
In all the figures the nephridial pores are indicated by dots and the setae by strokes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
