Vibrissa

Definition of Vibrissa

Vi`bris´sa

n.	1.	(Anat.) One of the specialized or tactile hairs which grow about the nostrils, or on other parts of the face, in many animals, as the so-called whiskers of the cat, and the hairs of the nostrils of man.
	2.	(Zool.) The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds.

Related Words

hair, sensory hair, whisker

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