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Definition of seta in English: setanounPlural setae ˈsiːtəˈsēdə Zoology 1A stiff structure resembling a hair or a bristle, especially in an invertebrate. 〔主动〕(尤指无脊椎动物的)刺毛,刚毛 Example sentencesExamples - Spiders, however, have a different adhesive structure at the tip of each leg, formed from a dense aggregation of miniature hairs called setae.
- Inside their gill chambers are mats and hair-like setae covered in bacteria.
- This will take place in a coordinated fashion across fields of setae, thus resulting in a staged detachment process and allowing for controlled weight transference during the locomotor cycle.
- Each feeding leg, split into two branches, carries stiff bristles and feathery setae.
- Ice worms propel themselves using setae, extremely small bristles that protrude from the sides of their bodies.
- 1.1Botany (in a moss or liverwort) the stalk supporting the capsule.
〔植〕(苔藓或地钱中支撑蒴果的)蒴柄 Example sentencesExamples - Similarly, setae may be simple stalks with single spatulate tips, or they may be sparsely or profusely branched.
- Only the youngest sporophytes with unelongated setae were used.
Synonyms stem, shoot, trunk, stock, cane, bine, bent, haulm, straw, reed
OriginLate 18th century: from Latin, 'bristle'. Definition of seta in US English: setanounˈsēdə Zoology 1A stiff structure resembling a hair or a bristle, especially in an invertebrate. 〔主动〕(尤指无脊椎动物的)刺毛,刚毛 Example sentencesExamples - Each feeding leg, split into two branches, carries stiff bristles and feathery setae.
- Inside their gill chambers are mats and hair-like setae covered in bacteria.
- Spiders, however, have a different adhesive structure at the tip of each leg, formed from a dense aggregation of miniature hairs called setae.
- This will take place in a coordinated fashion across fields of setae, thus resulting in a staged detachment process and allowing for controlled weight transference during the locomotor cycle.
- Ice worms propel themselves using setae, extremely small bristles that protrude from the sides of their bodies.
- 1.1Botany (in a moss or liverwort) the stalk supporting the capsule.
〔植〕(苔藓或地钱中支撑蒴果的)蒴柄 Example sentencesExamples - Similarly, setae may be simple stalks with single spatulate tips, or they may be sparsely or profusely branched.
- Only the youngest sporophytes with unelongated setae were used.
Synonyms stem, shoot, trunk, stock, cane, bine, bent, haulm, straw, reed
OriginLate 18th century: from Latin, ‘bristle’. |