Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Bearing chætæ or bristles; setiferous or setigerous; specifically, of or pertaining to the Chætifera.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Zoöl.) Bearing setæ.

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  • adjective zoology Bearing chaetae.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek hair + -ferous.

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