setiferous

English

Etymology

1828, from Latin sēta (“bristle”) +‎ -iferous (“bearing”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siːˈtɪfəɹəs/
  • Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

setiferous (comparative more setiferous, superlative most setiferous)

  1. Having bristles; bristly.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ “setiferous, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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