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noun
Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any similar feather near the mouth of some birds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A thick hair found inside the nostrils of humans and other mammals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: nose hair
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: whisker, sensory hair
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hair
History
Borrowed from Latin vibrissae.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
