vibrissa /vi·bris·sa/ (vi-bris´ah) [L.] a long coarse hair, such as those growing in the vestibule of the nose.
vibrissa [vi-bris´ah] (L.)
vi·bris·sa (v -br s  , v-)n. pl. vi·bris·sae (-br s ) 1. Any of the hairs growing at the anterior nares. 2. Any of the long, stiff hairs projecting from the anterior nares of most mammals, as cat whiskers. |
vibrissa [vi-bris´ah] (L.)
one of the hairs growing in the vestibule of the nose in humans or around the nose (muzzle) of an animal.
vibrissa
pl. vibrissae [L.]
1. one of the hairs growing on the skin that is reflected into nostrils and on the skin about the nose (muzzle) of an animal.
2. any large tactile hair.
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