Home › Words › M › microchaetamicrochaetamicrochaeta means A small bristle found on the bodies of some flies or other insects.EtymologyFrom micro- + chaeta.nounA small bristle found on the bodies of some flies or other insectsDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chaeta 72% match — A chitinous bristle of an annelid worm. vs microchaeta →neurochaeta 67% match — Any fly of the genus Neurochaeta vs microchaeta →chaetosema 66% match — A cluster of sensory bristles on the head of some insects vs microchaeta →chaetome 64% match — The bristly hairlike appendages growing from the limbs of various mite species, taken as a single bodily organ. vs microchaeta →chaetophorous 63% match — Having bristles. vs microchaeta →chaetic 63% match — Having long thick hairs or bristles. vs microchaeta →microseta 62% match — A microscopic seta vs microchaeta →chaetal 62% match — Relating to the chaetae vs microchaeta →