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se⋅ta⋅ceous

  [si-tey-shuhs]
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–adjective
1. bristlelike; bristle-shaped.
2. having bristles.
Origin:
1655–65; < NL sētāceus. See seta, -aceous

Related forms:
se⋅ta⋅ceous⋅ly, adverb
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se·ta·ceous   (sĭ-tā'shəs)   
adj.  
  1. Having or consisting of bristles; bristly: a setaceous moth.
  2. Resembling bristles or a bristle: setaceous whiskers.

[set(a) + -aceous.]
se·ta'ceous·ly adv.
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Setaceous

Se*ta"ceous\, a. [L. seta a bristle: cf. F. s['e]tac['e].]

1. Set with, or consisting of, bristles; bristly; as, a stiff, setaceous tail.

2. Bristelike in form or texture; as, a setaceous feather; a setaceous leaf.
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setaceous se·ta·ceous (sĭ-tā'shəs)
adj.

  1. Having or consisting of bristles; bristly.
  2. Resembling bristles or a bristle.

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