VIBRISSA


Meaning of VIBRISSA in English

— vibrissal , adj.

/vuy bris"euh/ , n. , pl. vibrissae /-bris"ee/ .

1. one of the stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as a whisker of a cat.

2. one of the long, slender, bristlelike feathers growing along the side of the mouth in many birds.

[ 1685-95; vibrare to shake ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .