bristlelike
81chaeta — [kēt′ə] n. pl. chaetae [kēt′ē] [ModL < Gr chaitē, hair < IE base * ghait , curly hair > Avestan gaēsa ] a bristlelike projection, or seta, esp. on an annelid worm …
82seta — [sēt′ə] n. pl. setae [sēt′ē] [ModL < L seta, saeta, a stiff hair < IE base * sei , cord > SINEW, OE sal, rope] Biol. a bristle or bristlelike part or organ …
83setaceous — [si tā′shəs] adj. [ModL setaceus < seta: see SETA] 1. having bristles 2. like a bristle or bristles; bristlelike setaceously adv …
84style — [stīl] n. [ME < L stilus (sp. infl. by unrelated Gr stylos, pillar) < IE base * (s)tei , pointed > L stimulus] 1. a sharp, slender, pointed instrument used by the ancients in writing on wax tablets 2. any of several devices, etc. similar …
85thysanuran — [thī΄sə nyoor′ən, thī΄sənoor′ən; this΄ənyoor′ən, this΄ə noor′ ən, ] n. [< ModL Thysanura (< Gr thysanos, tassel + oura, a tail) + AN] any of an order (Thysanura) of very primitive insects that have bristlelike appendages at the rear end,… …
86vibrissa — [vī bris′ə] n. pl. vibrissae [vī bris′ē] [ModL < L vibrissae, pl., akin to vibrare, to VIBRATE] Anat. Zool. 1. any of the stiff hairs growing in or near the nostrils of certain animals and often serving as organs of touch, as a cat s whiskers… …
87arista — noun bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies • Hypernyms: ↑process, ↑outgrowth, ↑appendage …
88armed — adjective 1. (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms (Freq. 10) armed robbery • Ant: ↑unarmed • Similar to: ↑equipped, ↑weaponed, ↑light armed, ↑ …
89awned — adjective having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses awned wheatgrass • Syn: ↑awny • Ant: ↑awnless • Similar to: ↑bearded • Derivationall …
90awny — adjective having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses awned wheatgrass • Syn: ↑awned • Ant: ↑awnless (for: ↑awned) • Similar to: ↑ …
