chaeta

[ kee-tuh ]

noun,plural chae·tae [kee-tee]. /ˈki ti/. Zoology.
  1. a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.

Origin of chaeta

1
<New Latin <Greek chaítē long hair

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British Dictionary definitions for chaeta

chaeta

/ (ˈkiːtə) /


nounplural -tae (-tiː)
  1. any of the chitinous bristles on the body of such annelids as the earthworm and the lugworm: used in locomotion; a seta

Origin of chaeta

1
C19: New Latin, from Greek khaitē long hair

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