chaetophorous
adjUK /kiːˈtɒfəɹəs/
Etymology From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “hair”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”). By surface analysis, chaeto- + -phor + -ous.
1
Having bristles.
- Boars are chaetophorous animals.
- Synonyms
- setigerous, setiferous
adj
UK /kiːˈtɒfəɹəs/
Etymology From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “hair”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”). By surface analysis, chaeto- + -phor + -ous.
Having bristles.
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