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chaetotaxy

 [kee-tuh-tak-see]  

chae·to·tax·y

   [kee-tuh-tak-see]
noun Entomology.
the arrangement of bristles on the exoskeleton of an insect.
Origin:
1890–95; chaeto- + -taxy

Related forms
chae·to·tac·tic  [kee-tuh-tak-tik] , adjective
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