chaeta

See also: chæta

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, crest, mane, flowing hair, foliage).

Pronunciation

Noun

chaeta (plural chaetae)

  1. A chitinous bristle of an annelid worm.
  2. Such a bristle on an arthropod.

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Latin

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

chaeta f (genitive chaetae); first declension

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Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative chaeta chaetae
genitive chaetae chaetārum
dative chaetae chaetīs
accusative *chaetam chaetās
ablative chaetā chaetīs
vocative chaeta chaetae