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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun l. In Vermes, same as Chætopoda.
  • noun In Illiger's classification (1811), a family of his Multungulata; the swine or Setifera.

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Examples

  • Marine diatom cells (Rhizosolenia setigera), a group of phytoplankton

    Oceans at Risk 2010

  • Dry forest is made up of Sudanian species, such as Piliostigma thonningii, Pterocarpus erinaceus, Pericopsis africana, Bombax costatum, Burkea africana, Prosopis africana, Sterculia setigera, Ficus ingens and Anogeissus leiocarpus.

    Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal 2008

  • Dense dry thicket and scrub forest are the typical woodland physiognomies, with Sterculia setigera, Euphorbia conspicua, Strychnos spp.,

    Angolan scarp savanna and woodlands 2008

  • These low forests are dominated by species of Mauritia flexuosa or Mauritiella aculeata or by dense associations of Euterpe catinga var. catinga, Iriartea setigera, and Socratea exorrhiza.

    Negro-Branco moist forests 2008

  • "Bosh," said the Realist, "I will tell you what a rose is; that is to say, I will give you a detailed account of the properties of _Rosa setigera_, not forgetting to mention the urn-shaped calyx-tube, the five imbricated lobes, or the open corolla of five obovate petals."

    Art Clive Bell 1922

  • Blowpipes are formed in various ways, -- for one, the stems of a small palm, the triatea setigera, are used.

    The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • Phytoplankton, like these Rhizosolenia setigera, form the base of the ocean's food web.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • Phytoplankton, like these Rhizosolenia setigera, form the base of the ocean's food web.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • (Rhizosolenia setigera), which are an important group of phytoplankton in the oceans.

    USATODAY.com News - Top Stories 2010

  • Cytochemical and ultrastructural characteristics of the tegument of Tchercovilepis crabei and Tchercovilepis setigera

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

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