setose

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsiːtəʊs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sē′tōs, si tōs′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
se•tose  (sē′tōs, si tōs′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Biologycovered with setae or bristles;
    bristly.
  • Latin sētōsus. See seta, -ose1
  • 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
setose / ˈsiːtəʊs/, setous / ˈsiːtəs/
  1. covered with setae; bristly
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin saetōsus, from saeta a bristle
'setose' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
setireme

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