seta

Worm's stiff hair

A seta is a bristle-like structure found on various organisms.

In biology, setae are the stiff hairs on insects, the bristles that help earthworms grip soil, or the hair-like projections on plant surfaces.

In mosses, the seta is the slender stalk supporting the spore capsule.

Plural: setae.

bristle

hair

Fibrous scalp covering

filamentVery thin thread
spineColumn of vertebrae
appendageProjecting body part

annelid · polychaete · earthworm · segmented · tactile · sensory · locomotion · invertebrate · worm · bristleworm

moss

capsule

Enclosed dose container

sporeAsexual reproductive cell
stalkPlant's vertical support
liverwortPrimitive spore-bearing plant

gametophyte · hornwort · operculum · foot · fertilization · dispersal · peat · bog

Opposites

integumentary structure type

Measure of relative size

fur · skin · membrane · feather · hair

surface texture quality

Without hair or fuzz

smooth · bare · naked · hairless · sleek

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