Definitions for vibrissavaɪˈbrɪs ə; -ˈbrɪs i
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vi•bris•savaɪˈbrɪs ə; -ˈbrɪs i(n.)(pl.)-bris•sae
one of the stiff hairs at the sides of the mouth in some animals, as a whisker of a cat.
Category: Zoology
one of the similar stiff feathers at the sides of the mouth in some insect-eating birds, as the whippoorwill.
Category: Ornithology
Origin of vibrissa:
1685–95; < ML, der. of L vibrāre to shake
vi•bris′sal(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
whisker, vibrissa, sensory hair(noun)
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
Wiktionary
vibrissa(Noun)
Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat
vibrissa(Noun)
Any similar feather near the mouth of some birds
Webster Dictionary
Vibrissa(noun)
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
Vibrissa(noun)
the bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds
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