Definition of vibrissa Vibrissa
vi•bris•sa
We found 6 definitions of vibrissa from 4 different sources.
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What does vibrissa mean?
WordNet
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| vibrissa - a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat | ||
| whisker, sensory hair | ||
| hair a filamentous projection or process on an organism | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- vibrissa (n.)
One of the specialized or tactile hairs which grow about the nostrils, or on other parts of the face, in many animals, as the so-called whiskers of the cat, and the hairs of the nostrils of man. - vibrissa (n.)
The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds.
Part of speech
🔤- vibrissa, noun, singular of vibrissae.
