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View synonyms for setaceous

setaceous

[ si-tey-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. bristlelike; bristle-shaped.
  2. having bristles.


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Other Words From

  • se·taceous·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of setaceous1

From the New Latin word sētāceus, dating back to 1655–65. See seta, -aceous

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Example Sentences

Calyx deeply 5-cleft or parted; its lobes elongated setaceous-acuminate or aristiform.

The two endemic Rubi have the prickles reduced to the setaceous condition, and the two palms are unarmed.

Nostrils basal, oval, open, covered externally with incumbent setaceous feathers.

The nostrils round and bare; the base of the bill has a few weak setaceous hairs.

Shell ovate-conical, brownish olive; whorls armed with porrect tubular spines, enclosing setaceous bristles.

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