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Vibrissa

Vibrissa | Vibrissae

Vibrissa meaning

Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat. | Any similar feather near the mouth of some birds. | A thick hair found inside the nostrils of humans and other mammals.

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Example sentences (1)

The vibrissa's angle relative to the flow, not the shape, however, seems to be the most important factor.