Meanings
adjectivesetiferous (comparative more setiferous, superlative most setiferous)
comparative more setiferous · superlative most setiferous
- Having bristles; bristly.
Synonyms: chaetophorous, setaceous, setigerous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving bristles; bristly.
Also see
Origin
1828, from Latin sēta (“bristle”) + -iferous (“bearing”).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with setiferous
carboniferousseminiferouscruciferousmetalliferousfossiliferousodoriferousacetabuliferousacidiferousaeriferousaestiferousagatiferousalbuminiferousaliferousalkaliferousalumiferousaluminiferousamberiferousamentiferousammonitiferousamygdaliferousamyliferousanatiferousangeliferousantenniferous
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APA
setiferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setiferous
MLA
“setiferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setiferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “setiferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setiferous.
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