chaetotaxy
chaetotaxy noun: the arrangement of, and study of arrangement of, chaetae (chitinous bristles) on a species or subspecies of animal, usually and especially an arthropod or annelid.
Noun
chaetotaxy (countable and uncountable, plural chaetotaxies)
- The arrangement of, and study of arrangement of, chaetae (chitinous bristles) on a species or subspecies of animal, usually and especially an arthropod or annelid.
- I propose the term Chætotaxy for the arrangement of bristles on the different parts of the body of the Diptera, the composition of this term being analogous to phyllotaxy, the order or arrangement of leaves of plants.1884 November 5, C. R. Osten-Sacken, “An Essay of Comparative Chætotaxy, or the arrangement of characteristic bristles of Diptera”, in Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, London...
Forms of chaetotaxy
| plural | chaetotaxies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | chætotaxy |
| alternative form | chaeototaxy |
| alternative form | chetotaxy |
Origin of chaetotaxy
By analogy to phyllotaxy, substituting the prefix chaeto- from Greek χαίτη (khaítē). By surface analysis, chaeto- -taxy (compare taxis).
Questions about chaetotaxy
- What does chaetotaxy mean?
- Chaetotaxy means the arrangement of, and study of arrangement of, chaetae (chitinous bristles) on a species or subspecies of animal, usually and especially an arthropod or annelid.
- What part of speech is chaetotaxy?
- Chaetotaxy is a noun.
- What is the plural of chaetotaxy?
- The plural of chaetotaxy is chaetotaxies.
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