setae

Variant of seta

seta definition

seta (sēt′ə)

noun pl. setae -·tae (-ē)

Biol. a bristle or bristlelike part or organ

Etymology: ModL < L seta, saeta, a stiff hair < IE base *sei-, cord > sinew, OE sal, rope

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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