chaetophorous
See also: chætophorous
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “hair”) + -φορος (-phoros, “bearing”). By surface analysis, chaeto- + -phor + -ous.
Pronunciation
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editchaetophorous (comparative more chaetophorous, superlative most chaetophorous)
- Having bristles.
- Boars are chaetophorous animals.
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:chaetophorous.
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- chaetophorous in Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Gramercy Books, 1989