chaeta

See also: chæta

English

Alternative forms

• chæta

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “crest, mane, flowing hair, foliage”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːtə/

Noun

chaeta (plural chaetae)

1. A chitinous bristle of an annelid worm.
2. Such a bristle on an arthropod.

Synonyms

• seta

Derived terms

• achaetous
• chaetiferous
• chaetigerous
• chaeto- (and its derivatives)
• perichaetine
• perichaetous

Related terms

• Chaetodon
  • sordid chaetodon
• chaetognath
• Chaetognatha
• chaetognathous
• chaetophorous
• chaetopod
• chaetotaxy
• hexachaetous
• macrochaeta
• oligochaete
  • oligochaetous
• perichaetium
  • perichaetial
• polychaetan
• polychaete
• polychaetous
• Spirochaete
  • spirochaetal
  • spirochaeticide
    • spirochaeticidal
  • spirochaetosis
• tetrachaetous

Further reading

• chaeta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• chaetotaxy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• achate

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰae̯.ta/, [ˈkʰäe̯t̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈke.ta/, [ˈkɛːt̪ä]

Noun

chaeta f (genitive chaetae); first declension

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Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	chaeta	chaetae
Genitive	chaetae	chaetārum
Dative	chaetae	chaetīs
Accusative	*chaetam	chaetās
Ablative	chaetā	chaetīs
Vocative	chaeta	chaetae