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arista |
a prominent bristle that extends from the antenna of certain dipterous insects and regulates speed. [1/2 definitions] |
polychaete |
any segmented worm of the class Polychaeta characterized by bristled appendages on each segment and usu. living in ocean water; bristle worms. |
seta |
in biology, a stiff hair, bristle, or bristlelike part. |
setaceous |
similar to a bristle or bristles. [1/2 definitions] |
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