setal

S1E1T1A1L1

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or having setae

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English seta →
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Meanings

adjectivesetal (comparative more setal, superlative most setal)

comparative more setal · superlative most setal

  1. Of, pertaining to, or having setae

    The setal arrangement in Puncia therefore could represent an evolutionary intermediate step appropriate to a wide-gaped ostracod, in which a domiciliar 'early warning' system is afforded by the frill and extremely long setae.

    1991, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Volumes 31-32, page 83

Origin

  1. Englishseta
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishsetal

From seta + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

leasttalesstealslateteslastalelatesAstlestelaSleat
Cite this entry
APA

setal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setal

MLA

“setal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “setal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setal.

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