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n.
鼻毛,(猫等嘴边的)触须,(食虫鸟类等的)羽须( vibrissa的名词复数 )
触须(哺乳动物)
noun
any of the stiff hairs that are located on the face and especially about the snout of many mammals and typically serve as tactile organsalso: a similar stiff tactile hair growing elsewhere on some mammals (as in a small tuft at the wrist)
any of the coarse hairs growing within the nostrils of humans that serve to impede the inhalation of particulate matter
one of the bristly feathers near the mouth of many and especially insectivorous birds that may help to prevent the escape of insects
触须(哺乳动物)
[拉] 〔单vibrissa〕〔NA〕触须,鼻毛
髭
頰髭
Medieval Latin, from Latin vibrare
The first known use of vibrissa was circa 1693
1 The old vibrissae falls off when or a few days after the new vibrissae which was produced by the same follicle has grown to the same length as the old sensory hair.
旧触毛都要等到同一毛囊中生成的新触毛生长到同等长度后或此后数日才脱落。
2 Mothers gently stroke their young with their whiskers, called vibrissae, inhaling their babies' distinct scent, which they remember for life.
妈妈们轻轻地抚摸她们的年轻的用她们的鳃须,被称为鼻毛,吸入她们的婴儿的独特的气味,哪个她们记忆终身。
3 A fox has vibrissae on its muzzle and above its eyes.
狐狸的口鼻和眼睛上方都长有触须.