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]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
chaeta n 1: a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm