- vibrissa (n.)
[vibrissa 词源字典]
- 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.[vibrissa etymology, vibrissa origin, 英语词源]