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chaetotaxy

[kee-tuh-tak-see]

noun

Entomology.

  1. the arrangement of bristles on the exoskeleton of an insect.

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Other Word Forms

  • chaetotactic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chaetotaxy1

First recorded in 1890–95; chaeto- + -taxy
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Chaetotaxy: the science dealing with the arrangement and nomenclature of the bristles on the body of insects.

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