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se⋅tose

  [see-tohs, si-tohs]
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–adjective
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
Origin:
1655–65; < L sētōsus. See seta, -ose 1
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se·tose   (sē'tōs')   
adj.  Bristly; setaceous.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Setose

Se*tose"\, Setous \Se"tous\, a. [L. setosus, saetosus, from seta, saeta, bristle: cf. F. s['e]teux.] Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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