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English
Adjective
achaetous (not comparable)
- (zoology) Without setae
- Achaetous gill-less tails are a typical trait for the juvenile stage of development in species of Arenicolidae (phylum Annelida).
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References
- Truck, T (2006). Progenetic species in polychaetes (Annelida). Integrative and Comparative Biology; 46, 558-568.