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vibrissae Definition


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vibrissa
noun vibrissae
    1. A tactile bristle, such as a cat's whisker.
    2. A vaneless feather at the corner of a bird's beak.
    3. A bristle or hair, as in the nostril.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin vibrare to vibrate.



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