macrochaeta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin macrochaeta, equivalent to macro- +‎ chaeta.

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 (măkrós, “long”) +‎ χαίτη (khaítē, “hair”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ma.krɔˈkʰae̯.ta]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ma.kroˈkɛː.t̪a]

Noun

macrochaeta f (genitive macrochaetae); first declension

(New Latin) macrochaeta

Declension

First-declension noun.

	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