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Word: Vibrissae
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘nostril hairs’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
vʌɪˈbrɪsiː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
long stiff hairs growing around the mouth or elsewhere on the face of many mammals, used as organs of touch; whiskers.
Short Definition:long stiff hairs growing around mouth or elsewhere on face of many mammals
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