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chaeta
[ kee-tuh ]
noun
Zoology.
plural chaetae
- a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
chaeta
/ 藞办颈藧迟蓹 /
noun
- 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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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of chaeta1
< New Latin < Greek 肠丑补铆迟脓 long hair
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of chaeta1
C19: New Latin, from Greek 办丑补颈迟脓 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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