vibrissae
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
vibrissae /vʌɪˈbrɪsiː/
▶plural noun Zoology long stiff hairs growing around the mouth or elsewhere on the face of many mammals; whiskers.
■ Ornithology coarse bristle-like feathers growing around the gape of certain insectivorous birds that catch insects in flight.
– origin C17: from L., lit. ‘nostril hairs’.
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