setula

[ sech-uh-luh ]

/ ˈsɛtʃ ə lə /

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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

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