Setireme

Setireme
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]

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  • setireme — n. [L. seta, bristle; remus, oar] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In aquatic forms, the hairy, oar like leg …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 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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