释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vi•bris•sa (vī bris′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bris•sae (-bris′ē).USA pronunciation - Zoologyone of the stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as a whisker of a cat.
- Birdsone of the long, slender, bristlelike feathers growing along the side of the mouth in many birds.
- Medieval Latin, derivative of Latin vibrāre to shake
- 1685–95
vi•bris′sal, adj. |