"chaeta" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkiːtə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: chaetae [plural], chæta [alternative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “crest, mane, flowing hair, foliage”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|χαίτη||crest, mane, flowing hair, foliage}} Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “crest, mane, flowing hair, foliage”) Head templates: {{en-noun|chaetae}} chaeta (plural chaetae)
  1. A chitinous bristle of an annelid worm.
    Sense id: en-chaeta-en-noun-tx9-kDR1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with chaeto-, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chaeto-: 52 48 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. Such a bristle on an arthropod.
    Sense id: en-chaeta-en-noun-0F7k91W3 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with chaeto- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chaeto-: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: seta Derived forms: achaetous, chaetiferous, chaetigerous, chaeto- (english: and its derivatives), chaetome, microchaeta, perichaetine, perichaetous
Related terms: sordid chaetodon, Chaetodon, chaetognath, Chaetognatha, chaetognathous, chaetophorous, chaetopod, chaetotaxy, hexachaetous, macrochaeta, oligochaetous, oligochaete, perichaetial, perichaetium, polychaetan, polychaete, polychaetous, spirochaetal, spirochaeticidal, spirochaeticide, spirochaetosis, Spirochaete, tetrachaetous

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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