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vibrissa

[ vahy-bris-uh ]SEE DEFINITION OF vibrissa
  • as infeeler
  • as inbristle
  • as inhair

Synonyms for vibrissa

  • antenna
  • barbel
  • claw
  • finger
  • hand
  • tentacle
  • whisker
  • palp
  • palpus
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A bristle (vibrissa) on each side of the face near the margin of the mouth.

MORE RELATED WORDS FOR VIBRISSA

bristle

nounshort, prickly hair
  • barb
  • feeler
  • fiber
  • point
  • prickle
  • quill
  • spine
  • stubble
  • thorn
  • vibrissa
  • whisker

bristles

nounshort, prickly hair
  • barb
  • feeler
  • fiber
  • point
  • prickle
  • quill
  • spine
  • stubble
  • thorn
  • vibrissa
  • whisker

feeler

nounanything that investigates by touch
  • antenna
  • barbel
  • claw
  • finger
  • hand
  • palp
  • palpus
  • tentacle
  • vibrissa
  • whisker

hair

nounthreadlike growth on animate being
  • beard
  • bristle
  • cilium
  • coiffure
  • cowlick
  • cut
  • down
  • eyebrow
  • eyelash
  • feeler
  • fiber
  • filament
  • fluff
  • fringe
  • frizzies
  • fur
  • grass
  • haircut
  • hairstyle
  • lock
  • mane
  • mop
  • moustache
  • quill
  • ruff
  • shock
  • sideburn
  • split ends
  • strand
  • thatch
  • tress
  • tuft
  • vibrissa
  • villus
  • whiskers
  • wig
  • wool
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