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vibrissae

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So I punted, and went back to the first page, reloaded it, and checked only one box: vibrissae.

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Quick take

Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat.

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noun

Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat.

noun

Any similar feather near the mouth of some birds.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for vibrissae.

noun

Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat.

noun

Any similar feather near the mouth of some birds.

Example sentences

1

So I punted, and went back to the first page, reloaded it, and checked only one box: vibrissae.

2

I’m just a lowly cat owner and did not know what vibrissae are.

3

Therefore, it is possible that cats approached the narrow openings in our experiment without differential hesitation, and they could use their vibrissae to assess the suitability of the apertures before penetrating them.

4

An elephant's trunk is the fusion of its nose and upper lip, wouldn't that be the location where the mystacial vibrissae (whiskers) be located on any other mammal, making these homologous to e.g.

5

> Cats are also aided by their large and sensitive vibrissae, which are positioned on such locations of their head that the cat can detect nearby obstacles in closer encounters.

6

In addition to the vibrissae explanation, I also wonder if their eyes (vertical pupils) just see better when it comes to height and not width, necessitating greater hesitation when it comes to judging things at their height and not high in the air.

Quote examples

1

Is it by any chance a little too "Tuskegee" for your sensitive ethical vibrissae?

2

I checked all the boxes on the first page but one, "vibrissae" (roughly, whiskers), and saw even more boxes on the second page and groaned.

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How do you use vibrissae in a sentence?

So I punted, and went back to the first page, reloaded it, and checked only one box: vibrissae.

What does vibrissae mean?

Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat.

What part of speech is vibrissae?

vibrissae is commonly used as noun.