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单词 vibrissae
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Definition of vibrissae in English:

vibrissae

plural noun vʌɪˈbrɪsiː
Zoology
  • 1Long stiff hairs growing around the mouth or elsewhere on the face of many mammals, used as organs of touch; whiskers.

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    Example sentencesExamples
    • They use their vibrissae as sensing organs underwater to monitor the movements of fishes and other prey.
    • Rather, they find food via the sensitive touch of their 600 to 700 vibrissae, or whiskers, which have been likened to multifingered hands on the animals' snouts.
    • They also have large vibrissae, stiff whisker-like hairs above the upper lip and at the corners of the mouth.
    • Whiskers, also known as vibrissae are touch receptors that provide the animal with information about its immediate surroundings.
    • Another notable mode of sensation in cats are whiskers, or vibrissae.
    1. 1.1Ornithology Coarse bristle-like feathers growing around the gape of certain insectivorous birds that catch insects in flight.
      〔鸟〕鬣
      Synonyms
      plume, quill

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin, literally 'nostril hairs'.

Definition of vibrissae in US English:

vibrissae

plural nounvaɪˈˈbrisˌī
Zoology
  • 1Long stiff hairs growing around the mouth or elsewhere on the face of many mammals, used as organs of touch; whiskers.

    〔动〕触须

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Another notable mode of sensation in cats are whiskers, or vibrissae.
    • They use their vibrissae as sensing organs underwater to monitor the movements of fishes and other prey.
    • Whiskers, also known as vibrissae are touch receptors that provide the animal with information about its immediate surroundings.
    • They also have large vibrissae, stiff whisker-like hairs above the upper lip and at the corners of the mouth.
    • Rather, they find food via the sensitive touch of their 600 to 700 vibrissae, or whiskers, which have been likened to multifingered hands on the animals' snouts.
    1. 1.1Ornithology Coarse bristle-like feathers growing around the gape of certain insectivorous birds that catch insects in flight.
      〔鸟〕鬣
      Synonyms
      plume, quill

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘nostril hairs’.

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