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macrochaeta

UK/makɹəʊˈkiːtə/

macrochaeta noun: a large chaeta found in certain organisms.

Noun

macrochaeta (plural macrochaetae)

  1. A large chaeta found in certain organisms

Forms of macrochaeta

pluralmacrochaetae

Origin of macrochaeta

Borrowed from New Latin macrochaeta, equivalent to macro- + chaeta.

Questions about macrochaeta

What does macrochaeta mean?
Macrochaeta means a large chaeta found in certain organisms.
What part of speech is macrochaeta?
Macrochaeta is a noun.
How do you pronounce macrochaeta?
Macrochaeta is pronounced /makɹəʊˈkiːtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of macrochaeta?
The plural of macrochaeta is macrochaetae.

Words near macrochaeta in the dictionary

  1. macrocephalies
  2. macrocephalism
  3. macrocephalous
  4. macrocephalus
  5. macrocephaly
  6. macrochaeta
  7. macrochaetae
  8. macrochaete
  9. macrochaetes
  10. macrochamber
  11. macrochambers

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