vibrissa

英 [vaɪ'brɪsə] 美 [vaɪ'brɪsə]
  • n. [解剖] 鼻毛；[脊椎] 触须；羽须
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英文词源

vibrissa (n.)
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.