Associations to the word «Vibrissa»

Wiktionary

VIBRISSA, noun. Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat
VIBRISSA, noun. Any similar feather near the mouth of some birds

Dictionary definition

VIBRISSA, noun. A long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats