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Qué (quién) es vibrissae - definición

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]].

Vibrissae         
·pl of Vibrissa.
vibrissae         
[v??'br?si:]
¦ plural noun Zoology long stiff hairs growing around the mouth or elsewhere on the face of many mammals; whiskers.
?Ornithology coarse bristle-like feathers growing around the gape of certain insectivorous birds that catch insects in flight.
Origin
C17: from L., lit. 'nostril hairs'.
whiskers         
the hair growing on a man's face, especially on his cheeks.

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.