3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Vibrissa \Vi*bris"sa\, n.; pl. {Vibrissae}. [L. vibrissae, pl., the hairs in the nostrils of man, fr. vibrare to vibrate; -- so called because touching them tickles a person, and causes him to shake his head.] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: vibrissa n : a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat [syn: {whisker}, {sensory hair}] [also: {vibrissae} (pl)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: vibrissae See {vibrissa}
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