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setose

[see-tohs, si-tohs]

adjective

covered with setae or bristles; bristly.

Origin:
1655–65; < Latin sētōsus. See seta, -ose¹

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setose (ˈsiːtəʊs)

—*adj*
	biology covered with setae; bristly

[C17: from Latin saetōsus, from saeta a bristle]

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