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chaetophore

chaetophore noun: the structure in the skin of an animal from which bristles are produced.

Noun

chaetophore (plural chaetophores)

  1. The structure in the skin of an animal from which bristles are produced

Forms of chaetophore

pluralchaetophores

Questions about chaetophore

What does chaetophore mean?
Chaetophore means the structure in the skin of an animal from which bristles are produced.
What part of speech is chaetophore?
Chaetophore is a noun.
What is the plural of chaetophore?
The plural of chaetophore is chaetophores.

Words near chaetophore in the dictionary

  1. chaetonotidan
  2. chaetonotidans
  3. chaetonotids
  4. chaetophobia
  5. chaetophoraceous
  6. chaetophore
  7. chaetophores
  8. chaetophorous
  9. chaetopod
  10. chaetopods
  11. chaetopterid

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