English

macrovibrissa

From macro- + vibrissa.

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Proto-Indo-European *weyp- ‘to oscillate, swing’

Latin vibrō ‘to tremble, vibrate’

Latin vibrissae ‘whiskers, the hairs of the nose’

Today it means

noun Relatively large (typically mystacial) vibrissae

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / macrovibrissa