Assertion: walrus's whisker | /r/Synonym | vibrissa
Facets:
value: to help them
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The whiskers, also called vibrissae, are used for feeling their way around the ocean floor.
text: Its muzzle is short and broad and has a conspicuous moustache of stiff, quill-like whiskers (vibrissae).
text: The whiskers are tactile hairs known as vibrissae, which are used to troll the sandy sea bottom.
text: Walruses have whiskers, called "vibrisae", that are used as specialized tactile organs which aid in search for food.
text: These whiskers, called vibrissae, help the them feel for prey in murky waters.
text: Elephant seals have external whiskers called vibrissae to help them locate prey and navigate their environment.
text: Pinnipeds sport fine-tuned whiskers called vibrissae which, like with cats and mice, work as tactile sensors.
text: Its muzzle is short and broad and has a conspicuous moustache of stiff, quill-like whiskers (vibrissae).
text: The whiskers, also known as vibrissae, are attached to muscles and are supplied with blood and nerves, which makes them highly sensitive.