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Definition: Vibrissa |
VibrissaNoun1. A long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Vibrissa \Vi*bris"sa\, noun; plural Vibriss[ae]. [Latin expression vibrissae, plural, the hairs in the nostrils of man, from vibrare to vibrate; -- so called because touching them tickles person, and causes him to shake his head.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: VibrissaSynonyms: sensory hair (n), whisker (n). (additional references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In most mammals, the follicles of vibrissa are surrounded by a highly developed sheath of tissue which detects slight movements of the hair.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Vibrissa."
Crosswords: Vibrissa |
| English words defined with "vibrissa": Vibrissae. (references) |
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Words beginning with "vibrissa": vibrissae. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "vibrissa" (pronounced 'Vi*bris"sa'): Abscissa, Amorosa, Annulosa, Ansa, Aporosa, Balsa, Bolsa, Bursa, Casa, Docoglossa, fossa, Foussa, Ganesa, Gloriosa, Glossa, Hydromedusa, Impresa, Inclusa, Jossa, Juwansa, Keratosa, Lobosa, lyssa, margosa, Medusa, Melissa, mesa, mimosa, Missa, Musa, Nassa, Oquassa, Paraglossa, Physa, Potassa, Ptenoglossa, Raghuvansa, Reticulosa, Rhachiglossa, Rhipidoglossa, Rugosa, Saccoglossa, Sarsa, Sessa, Siliquosa, Tachyglossa, Taenioglossa, Toxoglossa, Ursa, Vanessa. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-i-i-r-s-s-v" | |
-2 letters: sabirs. | |
-3 letters: abris, arsis, basis, bassi, brass, bravi, isbas, sabir, saris, vairs, visas. | |
-4 letters: abri, airs, arbs, bars, bass, bias, bras, bris, ibis, iris, isba, rias, ribs, sabs, sari, sibs, sirs, sris, vair, vars, visa. | |
-5 letters: abs, air, ais, arb, ars, ass, bar, bas, bis, bra, ras, ria, rib, sab, sib, sir, sis, sri, var, vas, via, vis. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-i-i-r-s-s-v" | |
+1 letter: vibrissae. | |
+4 letters: ambiversions, behaviorisms, behaviorists, misbehaviors, subvarieties. | |
+5 letters: vibraharpists, vibraphonists, vibrationless. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 69 62 72 69 73 73 61 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)...- .. -... .-. .. ... ... .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01101001 01100010 01110010 01101001 01110011 01110011 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V i b r i s s a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0069 0062 0072 0069 0073 0073 0061 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5675688475858567 |
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