chaetophorous
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See also: chætophorous
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “hair”) + -φορος (-phoros, “bearing”). By surface analysis, chaeto- + -phor + -ous.
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Adjective[edit]
chaetophorous (comparative more chaetophorous, superlative most chaetophorous)
- Having bristles.
- Boars are chaetophorous animals.
Quotations[edit]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:chaetophorous.
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References[edit]
- chaetophorous in Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Gramercy Books, 1989