chaetophorous
See also: chætophorous
English
Alternative forms
- chætophorous
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “hair”) + -φορος (-phoros, “bearing”); surface analysis, chaeto- + -phor + -ous.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kiːˈtɒfəɹəs/
Adjective
chaetophorous (comparative more chaetophorous, superlative most chaetophorous)
- Having bristles.
- Boars are chaetophorous animals.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:chaetophorous.
Synonyms
- setigerous
- setiferous
References
- chaetophorous in Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Gramercy Books, 1989