Seta

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Seta \Se"ta\ (s[=e]"t[.a]), n.; pl. {Setae} (s[=e]"t[=e]). [L.
     seta, saeta, a bristle.]
     1. (Biol.) Any slender, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ
        or part; as the hairs of a caterpillar, the slender spines
        of a crustacean, the hairlike processes of a protozoan,
        the bristles or stiff hairs on the leaves of some plants,


        or the pedicel of the capsule of a moss.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.)
        (a) One of the movable chitinous spines or hooks of an
            annelid. They usually arise in clusters from muscular
            capsules, and are used in locomotion and for defense.
            They are very diverse in form.
        (b) One of the spinelike feathers at the base of the bill
            of certain birds.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  seta
       n 1: stalk of a moss capsule
       2: a stiff hair or bristle
       [also: {setae} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "seta":
     barb, barbel, bristle, capillament, cilium, coat, fleece, fur,
     hair, horsehair, mane, pelt, pile, pubescence, pubic hair, setula,
     setule, shag, striga, stubble, wool
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  SETA
       Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance