microchaeta
1 of 2noun (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 2noun (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