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macrochaeta
noun
mac·ro·chaeta
\¦makrō+\
Definition of macrochaeta
macrochaetae
: any of various large bristles occurring on the bodies of insects that are used as a basis for classification —distinguished from microchaeta
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Origin and Etymology of macrochaeta
New Latin, from macr- + -chaeta
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