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
Words nearby chaeta
chador,
chadri,
chadwick,
chaebol,
chaeronea,
chaeta,
chaetiferous,
chaeto-,
chaetognath,
chaetophorous,
chaetopod
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