chaetae in English

noun
1
a stiff bristle made of chitin, especially in an annelid worm.
The microscopic structure of the setae is identical to that of the chaetae of polychaete worms.

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1. The Polychaeta lack a Clitellum and have parapodia, paddle-like appendages with numerous bristles or chaetae.