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seta
[ see-tuh ]
noun
- a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
seta
/ sɪˈteɪʃəs; ˈsiːtə /
noun
- (in invertebrates and some plants) any bristle or bristle-like appendage
- (in mosses) the stalk of the sporophyte that bears the capsule
seta
/ sē′tə /
, Plural setae sē′tē
- A stiff hair, bristle, or bristlelike process or part on an organism. Setae on the bodies of spiders are used as sensory organs, while setae on the bodies of many polychaete worms, such as earthworms, are used for locomotion. Microscopic setae on the feet of geckos allow adhesion to vertical surfaces.
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Derived Forms
- setaceous, adjective
- seˈtaceously, adverb
- ˈsetal, adjective
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Other Words From
- setal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of seta1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of seta1
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Example Sentences
Then move on to the Mandilli di seta al pesto, handmade handkerchief pasta with Genovese basil pesto.
This river bears in succession the names of Seta-gawa, Uji-gawa and Yodo-gawa.
The legs are flattened, and furnished with elegant feathery st (seta, a bristle), serving as gills or branchi.
One of them forms a long and slender bristle (seta) or tongue, furnished with distant minute teeth.
The English "seton" comes from seta, a hair, because hair was originally employed as the inserted material.
One or more pairs of well developed anterior inner dorsocentral (acrostichal) macrocht; seta on extensor surface of hind tibia.
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