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chaeta

UK/ˈkiːtə/

chaeta noun: a chitinous bristle of an annelid worm.

Noun

chaeta (plural chaetae)

  1. A chitinous bristle of an annelid worm.
  2. Such a bristle on an arthropod.

chaeta meaning in Tamil

chaeta in Tamil

கீட்டா

Synonyms of chaeta

Forms of chaeta

pluralchaetae
alternative formchæta

Origin of chaeta

From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “crest, mane, flowing hair, foliage”).

Words formed from chaeta

Questions about chaeta

What does chaeta mean?
Chaeta means a chitinous bristle of an annelid worm.
What is chaeta in Tamil?
Chaeta in Tamil is கீட்டா. See Chaeta meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chaeta?
Chaeta is a noun.
How do you pronounce chaeta?
Chaeta is pronounced /ˈkiːtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of chaeta?
The plural of chaeta is chaetae.

Words near chaeta in the dictionary

  1. Chaeronean
  2. chaeropodid
  3. chaeropodids
  4. Chaes
  5. chaet-
  6. chaeta
  7. chaetae
  8. chaetal
  9. chaetetid
  10. chaetetids
  11. chaetic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chaeta (page history and authors); chaeta (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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