setiferous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ante 1850, from seta (“bristle”) +‎ -ferous (“bearing”)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /siːˈtɪfəɹəs/

Adjective[edit]

setiferous (comparative more setiferous, superlative most setiferous)

Having bristles; bristly.

Synonyms[edit]

(bristly): chaetophorous, setaceous, setigerous

References[edit]

Oxford English Dictionary 3rd Ed.; 1934

Anagrams[edit]

estiferous

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