chaeta
See also: chæta
English
Alternative forms
- chæta
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “crest, mane, flowing hair, foliage”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkiːtə/
Noun
chaeta (plural chaetae)
- A chitinous bristle of an annelid worm.
- Such a bristle on an arthropod.
Synonyms
- seta
Derived terms
- achaetous
- chaetigerous
- chaeto- (and its derivatives)
- perichaetine
- perichaetous
Related terms
- Chaetodon
- sordid chaetodon
- chaetognath
- Chaetognatha
- chaetognathous
- chaetophorous
- chaetopod
- chaetotaxy
- hexachaetous
- macrochaeta
- oligochaete
- oligochaetous
- perichaetium
- perichaetial
- polychaetan
- polychaete
- polychaetous
- Spirochaete
- spirochaetal
- spirochaeticide
- spirochaeticidal
- spirochaetosis
- tetrachaetous
Further reading
chaeta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - chaetotaxy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- achate
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰae̯.ta/, [ˈkʰäe̯t̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈke.ta/, [ˈkɛːt̪ä]
Noun
chaeta f (genitive chaetae); first declension
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Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chaeta | chaetae |
| Genitive | chaetae | chaetārum |
| Dative | chaetae | chaetīs |
| Accusative | *chaetam | chaetās |
| Ablative | chaetā | chaetīs |
| Vocative | chaeta | chaetae |