| 释义 |
chæta|ˈkiːtə|
Pl. chætæ |ˈkiːtiː|.
[mod.L., ad. Gr. χαίτη long flowing hair.]
= seta.
1866Lindley & Moore Treas. Bot., Chæta, a bristle, the slender stalk of the spore-case of mosses; also called Seta. 1896W. B. Benham in Harmer & Shipley Cambr. Nat. Hist. II. 266 The chaetae or bristles are mainly used in locomotion. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXV. 689/2 The Chætopoda are characterized by the possession of horny epidermic chætæ embedded in the integument and moved by muscles. 1963[see next]. |