szczeciny

English translation: setae

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Polish term or phrase:szczeciny
English translation:setae
Entered by: goodheavens

22:28 Nov 20, 2006
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Polish term or phrase: szczeciny
jako część ciała roztoczy, a konkretnie rzecz biorąc roztoczka suszowego (Carpoglyphus lactis)

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goodheavens
Local time: 23:35
setae
Explanation:
Mites come in a variety of body shapes and normally have four pairs of legs. Their intricate structures and the distribution of their hairs, called **setae**... (sing.: seta)

Lub prościej:
These mites are 0.5–1 mm long, just visible to the naked eye when on a dark background. They are usually white or pale brown, slow-moving, often shiny, and usually with visible long **hairs**, especially at the posterior end.
http://sgrl.csiro.au/aptc2003/22_halliday.pdf (pg. 116)

seta - a slender, usually rigid bristle or hair (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific Terms)

Also: bristles
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/ipm//applefg/mites.pdf


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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-11-21 04:19:04 GMT)
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Also known as:
Chaetae - Stiff hairs or bristles (singular: chaeta).
http://www.ento.vt.edu/ihs/distance/glossary/
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Local time: 18:35
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setae


Explanation:
Mites come in a variety of body shapes and normally have four pairs of legs. Their intricate structures and the distribution of their hairs, called **setae**... (sing.: seta)

Lub prościej:
These mites are 0.5–1 mm long, just visible to the naked eye when on a dark background. They are usually white or pale brown, slow-moving, often shiny, and usually with visible long **hairs**, especially at the posterior end.
http://sgrl.csiro.au/aptc2003/22_halliday.pdf (pg. 116)

seta - a slender, usually rigid bristle or hair (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific Terms)

Also: bristles
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/ipm//applefg/mites.pdf


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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-11-21 04:19:04 GMT)
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Also known as:
Chaetae - Stiff hairs or bristles (singular: chaeta).
http://www.ento.vt.edu/ihs/distance/glossary/



    Reference: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/oct00/mites1000.htm
Icing (X)
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Local time: 18:35
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 7
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Jeszcze raz dziękuję!
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Asker: Dziękuję! :)


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