set-, seto-, seti- +
(Latin: bristle [short stiff hair on an animal or plant, or a mass of short stiff hairs growing; especially, on a hog's back or a man's face])
bisetose
Having two bristles.
seta (s), setae (pl)
1. A bristle-like structure.
2. A hair, bristle, or scale of insects.
2. A hair, bristle, or scale of insects.
setaceous (adjective), more setaceous, most setaceous
1. Having or covered with protective barbs, quills, thorns, or setae, etc.: Lots of cacti are setaceous having spines covering the whole plant.
2. Resembling bristles or a bristle: So many men these days appear with setaceous whiskers.
2. Resembling bristles or a bristle: So many men these days appear with setaceous whiskers.
setiferous, setigerous
1. Producing, or having one or more, bristles.
2. A description of an organism that has bristles or projections that resemble bristles.
3. Bearing bristles; covered with bristles.
2. A description of an organism that has bristles or projections that resemble bristles.
3. Bearing bristles; covered with bristles.
setiform
1. Shaped like a seta or bristle.
2. Bristle-shaped; setaceous.
2. Bristle-shaped; setaceous.
setiparous
Producing setae or bristles.
setirostral
Birds with beak bristles.
setose
Covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
setous
Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs.
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