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שפם (בעלי חיים)

Shafam (bali khayim)

Translations

Hebrew
שפם (בעלי חיים)
English
whiskers
Russian
вибриссы
Arabic
كلبة
Pronunciation
Shafam (bali khayim)

"whiskers" in Hebrew is שפם (בעלי חיים) (Shafam (bali khayim)). In Russian it is вибриссы, and in Arabic كلبة. This is a term from the MedHebrew medical-Hebrew dictionary.

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