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setulous

setulous is the alternative form of setulose.

Meaning of setulose

Adjective

setulose (comparative more setulose, superlative most setulose)

  1. Having small bristles or setae.
    • Hall (1933) pointed out that the diagnostic characters of this homogeneous genus were the setulose fifth vein and the long bristles on the cheeks.1938, Harold C. Hallock, “New Sarcophaginae (Diptera)”, in Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, volume 40, number 4, page 96

Forms of setulous

comparativemore setulous
superlativemost setulous

Questions about setulous

What is setulous the alternative form of?
Setulous is the alternative form of setulose.

Words near setulous in the dictionary

  1. setulate
  2. setule
  3. setules
  4. setuliform
  5. setulose
  6. setulous
  7. setumah
  8. setumahs
  9. setumot
  10. setumoth
  11. setup

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