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vibrissa |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vibrissa \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vibrissa n : a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat [syn: {whisker}, {sensory hair}]
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