英语词汇“vibrissae”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

vibrissae

/vʌɪˈbrɪsiː

plural noun

1 Zoology Long stiff hairs growing around the mouth or elsewhere on the face of many mammals, used as organs of touch; whiskers.They also have large vibrissae, stiff whisker-like hairs above the upper lip and at the corners of the mouth....

Rather, they find food via the sensitive touch of their 600 to 700 vibrissae, or whiskers, which have been likened to multifingered hands on the animals' snouts.
They use their vibrissae as sensing organs underwater to monitor the movements of fishes and other prey.

1.1 Ornithology Coarse bristle-like feathers growing around the gape of certain insectivorous birds that catch insects in flight.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin, literally 'nostril hairs'.

单词	vibrissae
释义	vibrissae /vʌɪˈbrɪsiː / plural noun 1 Zoology Long stiff hairs growing around the mouth or elsewhere on the face of many mammals, used as organs of touch; whiskers.They also have large vibrissae, stiff whisker-like hairs above the upper lip and at the corners of the mouth.... Rather, they find food via the sensitive touch of their 600 to 700 vibrissae, or whiskers, which have been likened to multifingered hands on the animals' snouts. They use their vibrissae as sensing organs underwater to monitor the movements of fishes and other prey. 1.1 Ornithology Coarse bristle-like feathers growing around the gape of certain insectivorous birds that catch insects in flight. Origin Late 17th century: from Latin, literally 'nostril hairs'.
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