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bristle

/ˈbɹɪsəl/ sustantivo C1

En español: cerda, ceda, seta, seda

  1. A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant. · the bristles of a pig
  2. A chaeta: an analogous filament on arthropods, annelids, or other animals.
  3. The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.

Plural bristles

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At last--and Mother Wolf’s neck bristles lifted as the time came--Father Wolf pushed “Mowgli the Frog,” as they called him, into the center, where he sat laughing and playing with some pebbles that glistened in the moonlight.
The Jungle Book, p. 8 · B2
“They tell me,” Shere Khan would say, “that at Council ye dare not look him between the eyes.” And the young wolves would growl and bristle.
The Jungle Book, p. 15 · B2
the next word is ‘pig’s-bristles.’ We are undone, my good Watson!
The Valley of Fear, p. 7 · C1

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