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Answer for the clue "A stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm ", 6 letters:
chaeta

Word definitions for chaeta in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm [also: chaetae (pl)]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
chaeta \chae"ta\ (k[=e]"t[.a]), n.; pl. chaetae (k[=e]"t[=e]). [NL., fr. Gr. chai`th hair.] (Zo["o]l.) a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A chaeta or cheta (see spelling differences ) is a chitinous bristle or seta found on an insect , arthropod or annelid worms such as the earthworm , although the term is also frequently used to describe similar structures in other invertebrates. The plural ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A chitinous bristle of an annelid worm