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achaetous

achaetous adjective: without setae.

Adjective

achaetous (not comparable)

  1. Without setae
    • Achaetous gill-less tails are a typical trait for the juvenile stage of development in species of Arenicolidae (phylum Annelida).
    Synonyms:
    asetigerous

Synonyms of achaetous

  • asetigerous

Questions about achaetous

What does achaetous mean?
Achaetous means without setae.
What part of speech is achaetous?
Achaetous is an adjective.

Words near achaetous in the dictionary

  1. achaenia
  2. achaenium
  3. achaenocarp
  4. achaenocarps
  5. achaete
  6. achaetous
  7. Achaeus
  8. achage
  9. Achagua
  10. Achaia
  11. Achaian

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