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setula

American  
[sech-uh-luh] / ˈsɛtʃ ə lə /
Also setule

noun

Botany, Zoology.

PLURAL

setulae

  1. a short, blunt seta.

Etymology

Origin of setula

1820–30; < New Latin sētula; seta, -ule

Example Sentences

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Setule, set′ūl, n. a setula or little bristle.—adjs.

From Project Gutenberg

Setula: a small stiff bristle or seta: in Diptera, the small thorn at the end of the subcosta.

From Project Gutenberg

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