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Thesaurus: setaceous

Set with, or consisting of, bristles; bristly; as, a stiff, setaceous tail.

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  1. a. Set with, or consisting of, bristles; bristly; as, a stiff, setaceous tail.
  2. a. Bristelike in form or texture; as, a setaceous feather; a setaceous leaf.
  3. adj. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
  4. 1. Set with, or consisting of, bristles; bristly; as, a stiff, setaceous tail. 2. Bristelike in form or texture; as, a setaceous feather; a setaceous leaf.
  5. s having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.