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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; see seta, -ule

Example Sentences

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

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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