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se|tig|er|ous
se|tig|er|ous «sih TIHJ uhr uhs», adjective.
Zoology. setaceous: »

the setigerous growth on the skin of pigs.

[< Latin sētiger (< sēta bristle + gerere to bear) + English -ous]

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  • con|tig´u|ous|ly — con|tig|u|ous «kuhn TIHG yu uhs», adjective. 1. in actual contact; touching: »A fence showed where the two farms were contiguous. 2. Geometry. adjoining: »Two contiguous angles are next to each other. 3. very close together; near; neighboring. ╂ …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|tig|u|ous — «kuhn TIHG yu uhs», adjective. 1. in actual contact; touching: »A fence showed where the two farms were contiguous. 2. Geometry. adjoining: »Two contiguous angles are next to each other. 3. very close together; near; neighboring. ╂ …   Useful english dictionary

  • den|tig|er|ous — «dehn TIHJ uhr uhs», adjective. bearing teeth; supplied with teeth …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|tig´u|ous|ness — con|tig|u|ous «kuhn TIHG yu uhs», adjective. 1. in actual contact; touching: »A fence showed where the two farms were contiguous. 2. Geometry. adjoining: »Two contiguous angles are next to each other. 3. very close together; near; neighboring. ╂ …   Useful english dictionary

  • con·tig·u·ous — …   Useful english dictionary

  • tig — as·tig·mat; as·tig·mat·ic; as·tig·mom·e·ter; auf·tak·tig·keit; chae·tig·er·ous; ci·tig·ra·dae; con·tig·na·tion; con·tig·u·ous; con·tig·u·ous·ly; con·tig·u·ous·ness; cu·tig·er·al; cys·tig·er·ous; den·tig·er·ous; fas·tig·ial; fas·tig·i·ate;… …   English syllables

  • ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… …   English syllables

  • vor|tig|i|nous — «vawr TIHJ uh nuhs», adjective. 1. (of motion) vortical. 2. moving in a vortex; rushing in whirls or eddies. ╂[< Latin vortīgō, inis, variant of vertīgō (see etym. under vertigo (Cf. ↑vertigo)) + English ous] …   Useful english dictionary

  • chaetigerous — chae·tig·er·ous …   English syllables

  • contiguous — con·tig·u·ous …   English syllables

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