mustache of a Dragon

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What do we call the mustache of a Dragon?


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In BE it would be a moustache.

(That's if the dragon actually had one; how would you find out?)

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:up: I don't think a dragon can have one. Aren't they reptiles? - We need an expert on cryptozoology. ;-)

Dragons are often described as 'fire-breathing'; what is visible under their nostrils is not facial hair, but smoke amd cinders!

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Out of curiosity, I checked out our Slavic creatures. They seem to have no moustache or beard or any other hint of facial - or muzzle? - hair :-D. Then I saw a Chinese dragon - indeed, it is different from those that originate in western culture. Google says:

...most eastern dragons have horns and whiskers.

I guess 'whiskers' is the word.

And I hope somebody will ever need this information :-D
 
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