chetotaxy

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A form of chaetotaxy — The arrangement of, and study of arrangement of, chaetae (chitinous bristles) on a species or subspecies of animal, usually and especially an arthropod or annelid.

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Meanings

nounchetotaxy (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of chaetotaxy.
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