vibrissa

Other forms: vibrissae

Definitions of vibrissa
  1. noun
    a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
    synonyms: sensory hair, whisker
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    type of:
    hair
    a filamentous projection or process on an organism
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