vibrissa

We have found lemma(root) word of vibrissa : vibrissae.

Definitions


[vʌɪˈbrɪsiː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- long stiff hairs growing around the mouth or elsewhere on the face of many mammals, used as organs of touch; whiskers


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘nostril hairs’




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