Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Bristling; having bristles or bristly hairs; setaceous; specifically, of or pertaining to the Setifera, as swine. Also
setigerous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Producing, or having one or more, bristles.
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- adjective Having
bristles ;bristly .
Etymologies
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Ante 1850, from seta (“bristle”) + -ferous (“bearing”)
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reesetee commented on the word setiferous
Having setae or bristles.
November 20, 2007