vibrissa
发音
How to pronounce vibrissa in British English:
英 [vaɪ'brɪsə]
How to pronounce vibrissa in American English:
美 [vaɪ'brɪsə]
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- Noun:
- a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
单词词源
- vibrissa (n.)
- plural vibrissae, 1690s, "nose hair, stiff hair in the nostril," from Latin vibrissa, back-formation from vibrissare, from vibrare "to vibrate" (see vibrate). In reference to the long whiskers of a cat, etc., from 1839.
双语例句
- 1. Influence of beta nerve growth factor in vibrissa follicle bulge region on the burn wound healing of neonatal rats .