資料來源 : pyDict
感覺毛,鼻毛
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Vibrissa \Vi*bris"sa\, n.; pl. {Vibriss[ae]}. [L. vibrissae,
pl., the hairs in the nostrils of man, fr. vibrare to
vibrate; -- so called because touching them tickles a person,
and causes him to shake his head.]
1. (Anat.) One of the specialized or tactile hairs which grow
about the nostrils, or on other parts of the face, in many
animals, as the so-called whiskers of the cat, and the
hairs of the nostrils of man.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many
birds.
資料來源 : WordNet®
vibrissa
n : a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most
mammals as e.g. a cat [syn: {whisker}, {sensory hair}]
[also: {vibrissae} (pl)]