vibrissa

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin vibrissae. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɪˈbɹɪsə/ === Noun === vibrissa (plural vibrissae) Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat. Any similar feather near the mouth of some birds. (anatomy, chiefly in the plural) A thick hair found inside the nostrils of humans and other mammals. Synonym: nose hair ==== Derived terms ==== vibrissal === Further reading === whiskers on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin vībrissae. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viˈbris.sa/ Rhymes: -issa Hyphenation: vi‧brìs‧sa === Noun === vibrissa f (plural vibrisse) vibrissa (in the plural) a cat's whiskers === Further reading === vibrissa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === vibrassi