chaeta

[ kee-tuh ]
/ ˈki tə /

noun, plural chae·tae [kee-tee] /ˈki ti/. Zoology.

a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.

Origin of chaeta

< New Latin < Greek chaítē long hair

British Dictionary definitions for chaetae

chaeta
/ (ˈkiːtə) /

noun plural -tae (-tiː)

any of the chitinous bristles on the body of such annelids as the earthworm and the lugworm: used in locomotion; a seta

Word Origin for chaeta

C19: New Latin, from Greek khaitē long hair