microchaeta

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noun (1)

mi·​cro·​chae·​ta

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plural microchaetae

-ēt(ˌ)ē

: a small bristle on the body of some insects (as many two-winged flies)

—distinguished from macrochaeta

Microchaeta

2 of 2

noun (2)

Mi·​cro·​chae·​ta

: a genus of earthworms of which one southern African form (M. rappi) reaches a length of five feet

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

New Latin, from micr- + chaeta

Noun (2)

New Latin, from micr- + -chaeta

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