chaeta

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

• 🇪🇸Queta: cerda rígida de quitina o seta, típica de los anélidos, que se usa para la locomoción o la sensibilidad.

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.

   🇪🇸Queta de anélido

   Sinónimos: seta

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