Chaetotaxy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chaetotaxy is a noun meaning (zoology) 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.
Meaning
(zoology) 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.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- chaetotaxies
- chaeototaxy
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chaetopod, chaetiliid, chaetosomatid, chaetodont, chaetopterid, setiger.
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