Meaning of mystacial | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Having a fringe of hairs suggestive of a moustache.
   not-comparable
2. Pertaining to the area around the vibrissae on either side of the muzzle of a mammal such as a rodent or cat.
   not-comparable

Examples

“The mystacial pads are large and fleshy, extending beyond the nostrils.”

“The vibrissal system of the rat is an example of active tactile sensing, and has recently been used as a prototype in construction of touch-oriented robots. Active vibrissal exploration and touch are enabled and controlled by musculature of the mystacial pad.”

“Harbor seals use their mystacial vibrissae in a cold environment.”

“In group I (anatomic study group, n=8), Lewis rats were subject to harvesting technique trialing and the mystacial vascular network was drawn”

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