Meaning of Vibrissa | Babel Free

Definitions

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.
3. A thick hair found inside the nostrils of humans and other mammals.
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Examples

“There are also long hairs inside each ear and sometimes on its tip, and about a dozen very long and strong hairs—the whiskers or vibrissæ— are placed on each upper lip.”

“The vibrissae are coarse hairs whose follicles are located just within the nasal meatus. […] Vibrissae are present in most mammals, but their innervation and role in sensory function appears to be less pronounced in humans.”

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