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Bn77 Posted 15 years ago
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Whisker, beard, mustache

Whisker, Beard and Mustache

Could I use these three words for both human and animals?
For example, is it possible to say " Tom has whiskers and the rabbit has whiskers too".
  

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They are all used for humans. whiskers is commonly used for animals. Cats and rabbits and mice, for example, have whiskers.

  • They are all used for humans.
  • whiskers is commonly used for animals.
  • Cats and rabbits and mice, for example, have whiskers.
  • beard is somewhat unusual for animals, though there is something called a bearded pig.
  • moustache is also unusual, though there is a moustached tamarin and a moustached guenon.
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They are all used for humans.

whiskers is commonly used for animals. Cats and rabbits and mice, for example, have whiskers.

beard is somewhat unusual for animals, though there is something called a bearded pig.

moustache is also unusual, though there is a moustached tamarin and a moustached guenon.

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