- bristlelike
- adjective see bristle I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bristlelike
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bristlelike — ristlelike adj. resembling a bristle in stiffness. Syn: bristly. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bristlelike — adjective Resembling a bristle or some aspect of one. Syn: bristly … Wiktionary
bristlelike — adj. resembling a bristle, in the form of a stiff hair … English contemporary dictionary
bristlelike — adjective resembling a bristle • Similar to: ↑armed … Useful english dictionary
bristletail — /bris euhl tayl /, n. any of various wingless insects of the order Thysanura, having long, bristlelike, caudal appendages, comprising the firebrats, silverfish, and machilids. [1700 10; BRISTLE + TAIL1] * * * ▪ insect any of approximately… … Universalium
mayfly — /may fluy /, n., pl. mayflies. 1. Also called shadfly. any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, having delicate, membranous wings with the front pair much larger than the rear and having an aquatic larval stage and a terrestrial adult stage usually … Universalium
Dryopteris macropholis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
vi|bris|sa — «vy BRIHS uh», noun, plural bris|sae « BRIHS ee». 1. Anatomy. a hair growing in a nostril. 2. Zoology. one of the long, bristlelike, tactile organs growing upon the upper lip and elsewhere on the head of most mammals; a whisker, as of a mouse. 3 … Useful english dictionary
Acicula — A*cic u*la, n.; pl. {Acicul[ae]}. [L., a small needle, dimin. of acus needle.] (Nat. Hist.) One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aciculae — Acicula A*cic u*la, n.; pl. {Acicul[ae]}. [L., a small needle, dimin. of acus needle.] (Nat. Hist.) One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
