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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ma.kroˈkʰae̯.ta/, [mäkrɔˈkʰäe̯t̪ä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ma.kroˈke.ta/, [mäkroˈkɛːt̪ä]

Noun

macrochaeta f (genitive macrochaetae); first declension

(New Latin) macrochaeta

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	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

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