whisker - translation to English
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whisker - translation to English

TYPE OF MAMMALIAN HAIR USED FOR SENSING
Whisker (mammals); Vibrissae; Sinus hair; Whisker; Wiskers; Vibrissa; Whisking in animals
  • "Whiskers" on a whiskered auklet
  • "Whiskers" on a catfish
  • The upper, smooth whisker belongs to a [[California sea lion]]. The lower undulated whisker belongs to a [[harbor seal]].
  • The "whiskers" around the beak of a [[kakapo]].

whisker      
n. trichite, a kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs
qui a une barbe      
whiskered
qui a des moustaches      
whiskered

Definition

whisker
¦ noun
1. a long projecting hair or bristle growing from the face or snout of an animal such as a cat.
(whiskers) the hair growing on a man's face, especially on his cheeks.
2. (a whisker) informal a very small amount.
3. a single crystal of a material in the form of a filament with no dislocations.
Phrases
have (or have grown) whiskers informal (especially of a story) be very old.
Derivatives
whiskered adjective
whiskery adjective
Origin
ME (orig. denoting a bundle of feathers, twigs, etc., used for whisking): from whisk + -er1.

Wikipedia

Whiskers

Vibrissae (; singular: vibrissa; ), more generally called whiskers, are a type of stiff, functional hair used by mammals to sense their environment. These hairs are finely specialised for this purpose, whereas other types of hair are coarser as tactile sensors. Although whiskers are specifically those found around the face, vibrissae are known to grow in clusters at various places around the body. Most mammals have them, including all non-human primates and especially nocturnal mammals.

Whiskers are sensitive tactile hairs that aid navigation, locomotion, exploration, hunting, social touch and perform other functions.

This article is primarily about the specialised sensing hairs of mammals, but some birds, fish, insects, crustaceans and other arthropods are known to have similar structures also used to sense the environment.