"vibrissa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /vɪˈbɹɪsə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vibrissa.wav Forms: vibrissae [plural]
Etymology: From Latin vibrissae. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|vibrissae}} Latin vibrissae Head templates: {{en-noun|vibrissae}} vibrissa (plural vibrissae)
  1. Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat.
    Sense id: en-vibrissa-en-noun-CxV9uqIQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 38 33
  2. Any similar feather near the mouth of some birds.
    Sense id: en-vibrissa-en-noun-KmvKvUpL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 38 33
  3. (anatomy, in the plural) The thick hairs found inside the nostrils of humans and other mammals. Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-vibrissa-en-noun-keqNkYL9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 38 33 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vibrissal

Noun [Italian]

Forms: vibrisse [plural]
Etymology: From Latin vībrissae. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|vībrissae}} Latin vībrissae Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} vibrissa f (plural vibrisse)
  1. vibrissa Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-vibrissa-it-noun-Uw1DM6TT
  2. (in the plural) a cat's whiskers Tags: feminine, in-plural
    Sense id: en-vibrissa-it-noun-sqmro2zt Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 24 22 2 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 23 21 1 34 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 2 98

Inflected forms

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