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SETA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- seta
1, record 1, English, seta
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Macrotrichia; commonly known as hairs; hollow structures developed as extensions of the epidermal layer; slender, hairlike appendages; appendages of the cuticle through which coccids secrete wax. 1, record 1, English, - seta
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
setae in the plural. 2, record 1, English, - seta
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- seta
1, record 1, French, seta
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Soie ou poil raide. Sétule. 1, record 1, French, - seta
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1980-11-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 2, Main entry term, English
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bristle. 1, record 2, English, - seta
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-09-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- seta
1, record 3, English, seta
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- bristle 1, record 3, English, bristle
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... stiff setae or bristles, carried by the ventral appendages and possibly also by the ventral membrane ... [are] a variety of integumentary sensory organs ... [believed to] have had a tactile function. [in trilobites]. 1, record 3, English, - seta
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- poil
1, record 3, French, poil
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les poils sont des organes sensoriels tégumentaires chez un Trilobite et] semblent surtout abondants à la face ventrale, sous les plèvres et à la base des appendices (...) 1, record 3, French, - poil
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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