HyperDic: vibrissa

English > 1 sense of the word vibrissa:
NOUNanimalvibrissa, whisker, sensory haira long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
English > vibrissa: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat.
Synonymswhisker, sensory hair
BroaderhairA filamentous projection / projection or process on an organism
Spanishvibrisa
Catalanvibrissa

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