setula

[sech-uh-luh]

noun, plural set·u·lae

[sech-uh-lee] /ˈsɛtʃ əˌli/. Botany, Zoology.

a short, blunt seta.

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Also set·ule

[sech-ool] /ˈsɛtʃ ul/.

Origin of setula

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

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Historical Examples of setula

Setula: a small stiff bristle or seta: in Diptera, the small thorn at the end of the subcosta.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith