chaetophorous

See also: chætophorous

English

Alternative forms

• chætophorous

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “hair”) + -φορος (-phoros, “bearing”). By surface analysis, chaeto- +‎ -phor +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kiːˈtɒfəɹəs/

Adjective

chaetophorous (comparative more chaetophorous, superlative most chaetophorous)

1. Having bristles.

   Boars are chaetophorous animals.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:chaetophorous.

Synonyms

• setigerous
• setiferous

References

• chaetophorous in Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Gramercy Books, 1989