Chaetae
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of chaeta, the stiff chitinous bristles that project from the body segments of annelid worms such as earthworms and bristle worms.
“The researcher counted the chaetae on each segment to help identify the species of polychaete.”
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Contains the unusual AE digraph and ends in AE, the classical Latin plural form
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Very vowel-heavy with multiple A and E tiles, useful for clearing surplus vowels from your rack
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