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seta /ˈsiːtə /noun (plural setae /ˈsiːtiː/)1chiefly Zoology A stiff hair-like or bristle-like structure, especially in an invertebrate.Each feeding leg, split into two branches, carries stiff bristles and feathery setae....- Ice worms propel themselves using setae, extremely small bristles that protrude from the sides of their bodies.
- Inside their gill chambers are mats and hair-like setae covered in bacteria.
1.1 Botany (In a moss or liverwort) the stalk supporting the capsule.Only the youngest sporophytes with unelongated setae were used....- Similarly, setae may be simple stalks with single spatulate tips, or they may be sparsely or profusely branched.
Derivativessetaceous /sɪˈteɪʃəs/ adjectivesetal adjective ...- If this is the case, setal morphology would have a greater effect on force of adhesion than surface chemistry of the seta or substrate.
- The krill then squirt the seawater sideways through their setal filters, entrapping algae in a feeding pattern much like the baleen whales.
- The width of the setal tips also varies between taxa.
OriginLate 18th century: from Latin, 'bristle'. |