chaeta

A stiff chitinous bristle or seta, typically found on annelid worms, used for locomotion or sensation.

• 🇩🇪Steife Borste aus Chitin, die bei Ringelwürmern wie Regenwürmern vorkommt und der Fortbewegung oder dem Tastsinn dient.

1. Bristle of an annelid C2 formal scientific

   A stiff, chitinous bristle or seta, especially found on annelid worms, used for locomotion or sensation.

   • The earthworm uses its chaetae to anchor itself in the soil.
   • Under the microscope, the chaetae of the polychaete worm were clearly visible.
   • Each segment of the annelid typically bears a pair of chaetae.

   🇩🇪Chaeta der Ringelwürmer

   Synonyme: seta

• chaetae plural form
• chaetae's possessive plural form
• chaeta's possessive singular form