bristlelike
91bristle-thighed curlew — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a curlew (Numenius tahitiensis) with points like bristles on its thigh feathers that breeds in western Alaska and winters chiefly in Polynesia * * * /bris euhl thuyd / an Alaskan curlew, Numenius tahitiensis, that winters in …
92rictal bristle — a bristlelike feather growing from the base of a bird s bill. [1815 25; rictal, equiv. to RICT(US) + AL] …
93beard|ed — «BIHR dihd», adjective. 1. having a beard: »a bearded man. 2. having bristlelike appendages; awned: »bearded wheat …
94bi|se|tose — «by SEE tohs», adjective. Zoology, Botany. having two bristles or bristlelike appendages. ╂[< bi two + setose] …
95bris|tle|tail — «BRIHS uhl TAYL», noun. any one of several wingless insects having three long, bristlelike appendages at the end of the abdomen …
96chae|to|dont — «KEE tuh dont», noun. any one of various small or moderate sized tropical, spiny finned marine fishes, generally having brilliant coloring, so called on account of their bristlelike teeth. ╂[< Greek chaítē a seta + odoús, odóntos tooth] …
97se|ta´ceous|ly — se|ta|ceous «sih TAY shuhs», adjective. Biology. 1. bristlelike; bristle shaped. 2. furnished with bristles; bristly. ╂[< New Latin setaceus (with English ous) < Latin sēta bristle] –se|ta´ceous|ly, adverb …
98se|ta|ceous — «sih TAY shuhs», adjective. Biology. 1. bristlelike; bristle shaped. 2. furnished with bristles; bristly. ╂[< New Latin setaceus (with English ous) < Latin sēta bristle] –se|ta´ceous|ly, adverb …
99se|ta — «SEE tuh», noun, plural tae « tee». Biology. a slender, stiff, bristlelike organ or part of an animal or plant. Earthworms have four pairs of setae on each segment. ╂[< Latin sēta, saeta bristle] …
