microchaetae

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A form of microchaeta — A small bristle found on the bodies of some flies or other insects

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of microchaeta

    Note in addition the loss of many microchaetae on the notum of hemizygous H cwt /H attP flies.

    2015 October 9, “Generation of New Hairless Alleles by Genomic Engineering at the Hairless Locus in Drosophila melanogaster”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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APA

microchaetae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microchaetae

MLA

“microchaetae.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microchaetae. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microchaetae,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microchaetae.

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