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chaetotaxy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chaeto-taxy
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The arrangement of, and study of arrangement of, chaetae (chitinous bristles) on a species or subspecies of animal, usually and especially an arthropod or annelid.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

By analogy to phyllotaxy, substituting the prefix chaeto- from Greek χαίτη (khaítē). By surface analysis, chaeto- -taxy (compare taxis).

Usage

Inflected Forms

chaetotaxies (plural) chætotaxy (alternative) chaeototaxy (alternative) chetotaxy (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

chaetotactic chaetotaxic

Questions

What does chaetotaxy mean?
The arrangement of, and study of arrangement of, chaetae (chitinous bristles) on a species or subspecies of animal, usually and especially an arthropod or annelid.
Where does chaetotaxy come from?
By analogy to phyllotaxy, substituting the prefix chaeto- from Greek χαίτη (khaítē). By surface analysis, chaeto- -taxy (compare taxis).

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