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单词 vibrissa
释义
vi·bris·sa (vī-brĭsə, və-)
n. pl. vi·bris·sae (-brĭsē)
1. Any of the long stiff hairs that are located chiefly on the muzzle of most mammals and that function as tactile organs, as the whiskers of a cat.
2. One of several long modified feathers located at the sides of the mouth of insect-eating birds.

[From Late Latin vibrissae, nostril hairs, from vibrāre, to vibrate; see VIBRATE.]
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