- setigerous
- SYN: setiferous. [L. seta, bristle, + gero, to bear]
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se·tig·er·ous (se-tijґər-əs) [seta + L. gerere to carry] bearing bristles (setae); called also setiferous.
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Setigerous — Se*tig er*ous, a. [Seta + gerous.] Covered with bristles; having or bearing a seta or set[ae]; setiferous; as, setigerous glands; a setigerous segment of an annelid; specifically (Bot.), tipped with a bristle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
setigerous — sə̇ˈtijərəs adjective Etymology: Latin setiger, saetiger setigerous (from seti + ger gerous) + English ous : bearing or producing setae … Useful english dictionary
setigerous — adj. [L. seta, bristle; gerere, to bear] Bearing setae; setiferous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
setigerous — /si tij euhr euhs/, adj. having setae or bristles. Also, setiferous /si tif euhr euhs/. [1650 60; < L setiger bristle bearing + OUS; see SETI , GEROUS] * * * … Universalium
setigerous — bearing bristles Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
setigerous — adj. bristly, covered with bristles, covered with stiff hairs … English contemporary dictionary
setigerous — se·tig·er·ous … English syllables
setigerous — /səˈtɪdʒərəs/ (say suh tijuhruhs) adjective having setae or bristles. Also, setiferous /səˈtɪfərəs/ (say suh tifuhruhs). {Latin sētiger having bristles + ous} …
setigerous lobe — (ANNELIDA: Polychaeta) The lobe of the parapodium that bears the setae … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
setigerous tubercles — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, bumps occurring on the scutellum or legs, each bearing a spine or bristle at the apex … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
