"chaeta" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkiːtə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: chaetae [plural]
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. Related terms (Chaetodon): sordid chaetodon Related terms (Spirochaete): spirochaetal, spirochaetosis Related terms (oligochaete): oligochaetous Related terms (perichaetium): perichaetial
    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: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chaeto-: 52 48 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'Chaetodon': 81 19 Disambiguation of 'Spirochaete': 81 19 Disambiguation of 'oligochaete': 87 13 Disambiguation of 'perichaetium': 76 24
  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, chæta Derived forms: achaetous, chaetiferous, chaetigerous, chaeto- (english: and its derivatives), chaetome, microchaeta, perichaetine, perichaetous
Related terms: chaetognath, Chaetognatha, chaetognathous, chaetophorous, chaetopod, chaetotaxy, hexachaetous, macrochaeta, polychaetan, polychaete, polychaetous, tetrachaetous Related terms (spirochaeticide): spirochaeticidal Disambiguation of 'spirochaeticide': 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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