vibrissa的意思

vibrissa

英式音标[vaɪ'brɪsə]
美式英标[vaɪ'brɪsə]

基本解释

n. [解剖] 鼻毛；[脊椎] 触须；羽须

英文词源

vibrissa (n.): plural vibrissae, 1690s, "nose hair, stiff hair in the nostril," from Latin vibrissa, back-formation from vibrissare, from vibrare "to vibrate" (see vibrate). In reference to the long whiskers of a cat, etc., from 1839.

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