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Vibrissa
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) 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):
(n.) The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Vibrissa'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/v/vibrissa.html. 1828.