vibrissa
- Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat.
- Any similar feather near the mouth of some birds.
- (in-plural) The thick hairs found inside the nostrils of humans and other mammals.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vɪˈbɹɪsə/
Etymology
From Latin vibrissae.
sensory hair
vibrisse
baffo
bigode
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