Word: vibrissal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: vi
bris
sal
Definition: Of or pertaining to vibrissae; a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
Morphemes:
Affix: vibrissa
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vībrissae
Language: la
Decoded: vibrissae
PoS: Noun
Meaning: whiskers, the hairs of the nose
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.