seta

Definition

A bristle or hair.

Etymology

From Latin seta, from saeta. Doublet of soy (“silk”).

Example Sentences

• "The setal arrangement in Puncia therefore could represent an evolutionary intermediate step appropriate to a wide-gaped ostracod, in which a domiciliar 'early warning' system is afforded by the frill and extremely long setae."
• "The latter has the sporophyte seta 4 cells in diam. and has thecal Lejeunea-type androecial branches[…]"