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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

chaeta \chae"ta\ (k[=e]"t[.a]), n.; pl. chaetae (k[=e]"t[=e]). [NL., fr. Gr. chai`th hair.] (Zool.) a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm. [WordNet 1.5]