vibrissa
noun
one of the stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as a whisker of a cat.
vibrissal
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a word derived from
vibrissa.
Example Sentences
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But in bottlenose dolphins, soon after birth, they lose their whiskers, which leaves behind dimples known as vibrissal crypts.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2023
But infrared photographs of the pits, called "vibrissal crypts," showed them lighting up with activity, Hanke says, "so we knew they must have some function."
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 27, 2011
