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vibrissa - Word of the Day - Mon Oct 10, 2022

Myr

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vibrissa - (noun) - 1: one of the stiff hair that are located about the nostrils in many mammals; 2: one of the bristly feathers near the mouth of many birds

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Cats react very poorly to disturbing their vibrissae.

 

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drpaladin
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My vibrissa grow at a stunning rate.

I'll let someone else determine if boogers promote hair growth.

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raven1

Leave it to zoologists to use a Latin word meaning nostril hairs.  The word sounds more like a kinky sex toy to me.  I'm sticking with cat whiskers. 😁

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47 minutes ago, raven1 said:

Leave it to zoologists to use a Latin word meaning nostril hairs.  The word sounds more like a kinky sex toy to me.  I'm sticking with cat whiskers. 😁

It wasn't zoologists  since the first use was for human nasal hair. Usage for other mammals came much later.

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1 hour ago, drpaladin said:

It wasn't zoologists  since the first use was for human nasal hair. Usage for other mammals came much later. I should have said, "Leave it to zoologists to appropriate it 

Your are correct, Latins first used the word for human nasal hair.  I should have said leave it to zoologists to appropriate it to animals like mammals and birds.

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Bill W

I'm beginning to wonder if Myr is writing his own dictionary.  Is he competing to become as famous as Noah Webster?

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