“ciyawa mai bristle” ba takamaiman kalma ba ce da za a iya samu a cikin ƙamus. "Bristle" yana nufin gashi mai kauri ko gajere, mai kauri, mai kauri ko zare, yayin da "ciyawa" ke nufin dangin tsire-tsire waɗanda galibi suna da ƴan ganyaye masu kunkuntar, ganyaye masu dunƙule, kuma suna girma cikin dunƙule masu yawa. > Akwai nau’o’in ciyawa da yawa wadanda suke da gashin kai ko ganyayensu, don haka idan ba tare da karin mahallin ba, da wuya a iya tantance takamaiman irin ciyawa da ake magana a kai.