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1. (n.) vibrissa
one of the stiff hairs at the sides of the mouth in some animals, as a whisker of a cat.
2. vibrissa
one of the similar stiff feathers at the sides of the mouth in some insect-eating birds, as the whippoorwill.
Etymology: (1685–95; < ML, der. of L vibrāre to shake)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) whisker, vibrissa, sensory hair
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
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1. (noun) vibrissa
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. (noun) vibrissa
the bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds
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