macrochaeta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin macrochaeta.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /makɹəʊˈkiːtə/

Noun

macrochaeta (plural macrochaetae)

(biology) A large chaeta found in certain organisms

Translations

large chaeta

Latin: macrochaeta f (New Latin)

Latin

Etymology

A compound of the Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (makrós, “long”) +‎ χαίτη (khaítē, “hair”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ma.kroˈkʰae̯.ta/, [ma.krɔˈkʰae̯.ta]

Noun

macrochaeta f (genitive macrochaetae); first declension

(New Latin) macrochaeta

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	macrochaeta	macrochaetae
genitive	macrochaetae	macrochaetārum
dative	macrochaetae	macrochaetīs
accusative	macrochaetam	macrochaetās
ablative	macrochaetā	macrochaetīs
vocative	macrochaeta	macrochaetae

Descendants

Translingual: Drosophila macrochaetae, Setaria macrochaeta (specific names)
English: macrochaeta

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