vibrisse

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin vībrissae.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vi.bʁis/
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Noun[edit]

vibrisse f (plural vibrisses)

  1. (anatomy, ornithology) vibrissa (any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat; any similar feather near the mouth of some birds)

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Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

vibrisse f

  1. plural of vibrissa