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ˈside whisk·ers N pl

side whiskers
zalizci m pl
side whiskers
zalizki m pl

whisk·er [ˈ(h)wɪskəʳ] N

1. whisker usu pl (of animal):

brki m pl

2. whisker pl:

whiskers (beard)
brada f
whiskers (moustache)
brki m pl

ˈmut·ton chops N

mutton chops N:

dolgi zalizci m pl

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Near the mouth grow a dense array of short whiskers, which the shrew actively uses to search for prey, especially in the night.
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Movements of the whiskers are closely co-ordinated with those of the head and body.
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Their whiskers or vibrissae have ten times the innervation of terrestrial mammals, allowing them to effectively detect vibrations in the water.
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The common name refers to their resemblance to otters with their flat face and stiff whiskers, and the tenrecs' overall superficial similarity to true shrews.
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Whilst at the crime scene, her children play with a dead body, on which they paint cat whiskers and poke it with sticks.
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It possesses larger, oval ears, large eyes, and long whiskers.
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The giant otter's highly sensitive whiskers (vibrissae) allow the animal to track changes in water pressure and currents, which aids in detecting prey.
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It has few whiskers, and its ears are triangular, short, erect and broad at the base.
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Zinc whiskers grow from galvanized (electroplated) metal surfaces at a rate of up to 1 mm per year with a diameter of a few micrometres.
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On the second day, they are able to crawl and during the third to fifth days the whiskers and eyelids develop.
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