Chaeta

2 definitions found

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

  chaeta \chae"ta\ (k[=e]"t[.a]), n.; pl. {chaetae} (k[=e]"t[=e]).
     [NL., fr. Gr. chai`th hair.] (Zool.)
     a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid
     worm.
     [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chaeta
       n : a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid
           worm
       [also: {chaetae} (pl)]