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chaeta

[ kee-tuh ]

noun

Zoology.
plural chaetae
  1. a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.


chaeta

/ ˈ°ì¾±Ë³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. any of the chitinous bristles on the body of such annelids as the earthworm and the lugworm: used in locomotion; a seta
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chaeta1

< New Latin < Greek ³¦³ó²¹Ã­³Ùŧ long hair
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chaeta1

C19: New Latin, from Greek °ì³ó²¹¾±³Ùŧ long hair
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The chitinous chaetae have their origin in special ectodermal pits, at the base of which is one large cell which is thought to secrete the chaeta, as in Chaetopods.

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