Chaetome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chaetome is a noun meaning (biology) The bristly hairlike appendages growing from the limbs of various mite species, taken as a single bodily organ.
Meaning
(biology) The bristly hairlike appendages growing from the limbs of various mite species, taken as a single bodily organ.
Example Sentences
In the chaetome (setation) of Phthiracaroidea legs the number of solenidia is given in parenthesis and follows the number of simple setae […]
Word Forms
- chaetomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chaeta, chaetophore, chaetosema, macrochaete, trichome, macrochaeta.
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