About The Word Vibrissa
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Vibrissa
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What's The Definition Of Vibrissa?
[n] a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
Synonyms | Synonyms for Vibrissa: sensory hair | whisker Related Terms | Find terms related to Vibrissa: See Also | hair Vibrissa In Webster's Dictionary \Vi*bris"sa\, n.; pl. {Vibriss[ae]}. [L. vibrissae,
pl., the hairs in the nostrils of man, fr. vibrare to
vibrate; -- so called because touching them tickles a person,
and causes him to shake his head.]
1. (Anat.) One of the specialized or tactile hairs which grow
about the nostrils, or on other parts of the face, in many
animals, as the so-called whiskers of the cat, and the
hairs of the nostrils of man.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many
birds.
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