Etymology

chaetiform

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Today it means: Shaped like a bristle or hair, especially of a sensillum of an arthropod. Full definition →

Latin fōrma ← English chaeta
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  1. Englishchaeta
  2. Latinfōrma
  3. English todaychaetiform

From chaeta + -iform.

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