vibrissaen.

/vʌɪˈbrɪsiː/

Etymology: Latin (Festus), < vibrāre to vibrate v. Compare vibrissant adj.

With plural agreement.

1. Anatomy. (See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > hair of nostrils > [noun]

vibrissae1693

1693 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. (ed. 2) 208 Vibressæ, the Hairs in the Nose.

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Vibrissæ, are the Hairs which grow in the Nostrils: They, with the Mucus, which the Glands separate, stop any Filth from ascending too high up into the Nostrils.

1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 730/1 Those hairs.. which converge from the inner circumference towards the centre of the nostril... These hairs are of the kind named vibrissæ.

1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 885/1 The vestibule or entrance to the nasal chamber..is studded with numerous short hairs or vibrissæ.

a. Zoology. Stiff or bristly hairs, esp. those growing about the mouth or other parts of the face in certain animals.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [noun] > coat > hair, wool, or fur > hair round mouth

mustachios1605

moustache1622

whisker1678

vibrissae?1839

?1839 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 7. 202 These vibrissæ [of an aquatic larva]..possess no vibratory motion, nor do they appear to be furnished with ciliæ.

1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. i. 25 These hairs apparently represent the vibrissæ, which are used as organs of touch by many of the lower animals.

1877 E. Coues Fur-bearing Animals ix. 265 The vibrissae are sparse and short, the longest scarcely or not attaining the eye.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 490 They strongly suggest the function of vibrissæ.

b. Ornithology. The coarse hairs or bristles growing about the rictus of certain birds, esp. of insectivorous species.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > beak or bill > hair round or near

beard1688

vibrissae1874

1874 J. G. Wood Out of Doors 287 The beak of this species [of goat-sucker] is not so powerful as in many of its relatives, but the vibrissæ are long and well-developed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	vibrissae
释义	vibrissaen. /vʌɪˈbrɪsiː/ Etymology: Latin (Festus), < vibrāre to vibrate v. Compare vibrissant adj. With plural agreement. 1. Anatomy. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > hair of nostrils > [noun] vibrissae1693 1693 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. (ed. 2) 208 Vibressæ, the Hairs in the Nose. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Vibrissæ, are the Hairs which grow in the Nostrils: They, with the Mucus, which the Glands separate, stop any Filth from ascending too high up into the Nostrils. 1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 730/1 Those hairs.. which converge from the inner circumference towards the centre of the nostril... These hairs are of the kind named vibrissæ. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 885/1 The vestibule or entrance to the nasal chamber..is studded with numerous short hairs or vibrissæ. 2. a. Zoology. Stiff or bristly hairs, esp. those growing about the mouth or other parts of the face in certain animals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [noun] > coat > hair, wool, or fur > hair round mouth mustachios1605 moustache1622 whisker1678 vibrissae?1839 ?1839 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 7. 202 These vibrissæ [of an aquatic larva]..possess no vibratory motion, nor do they appear to be furnished with ciliæ. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. i. 25 These hairs apparently represent the vibrissæ, which are used as organs of touch by many of the lower animals. 1877 E. Coues Fur-bearing Animals ix. 265 The vibrissae are sparse and short, the longest scarcely or not attaining the eye. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 490 They strongly suggest the function of vibrissæ. b. Ornithology. The coarse hairs or bristles growing about the rictus of certain birds, esp. of insectivorous species. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > beak or bill > hair round or near beard1688 vibrissae1874 1874 J. G. Wood Out of Doors 287 The beak of this species [of goat-sucker] is not so powerful as in many of its relatives, but the vibrissæ are long and well-developed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1693
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