setireme

setireme
n. [L. seta, bristle; remus, oar]
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
In aquatic forms, the hairy, oar-like leg.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • Setireme — Se ti*reme, n. [Seta + L. remus an oar.] (Zo[ o]l.) A swimming leg (of an insect) having a fringe of hairs on the margin. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • setireme — /see teuh reem /, n. the setose, oarlike leg of an aquatic insect. [1835; SETI + reme < L remus oar] * * * …   Universalium

  • setireme — /see teuh reem /, n. the setose, oarlike leg of an aquatic insect. [1835; SETI + reme < L remus oar] …   Useful english dictionary

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