setiferous

English edit

Etymology edit

Ante 1850, from seta (“bristle”) +‎ -ferous (“bearing”)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /siːˈtɪfəɹəs/

Adjective edit

setiferous (comparative more setiferous, superlative most setiferous)

Having bristles; bristly.

Synonyms edit

(bristly): chaetophorous, setaceous, setigerous

References edit

Oxford English Dictionary 3rd Ed.; 1934

Anagrams edit

estiferous

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