Seta (zoology)

As setae (lat singular. Seta , bristle '; plurality setae ) is referred to in zoology specialized hair :

• Special form of mammalian hair, see bristle hair
• long, unicellular, thread-like, strongly chitinized outgrowths in arthropods
• Adhesive hairs on the feet of the geckos, see spatula
• Chaetae , the bristles of the annelid groups Polychaeta and Oligochaeta are sometimes referred to as setae designated