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vibrissa

/vɪˈbɹɪsə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat
  2. Any similar feather near the mouth of some birds

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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