vibrissa

Noun

 * 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)  The thick hairs found inside the nostrils of humans and other mammals.
 * 1)  The thick hairs found inside the nostrils of humans and other mammals.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  a cat's whiskers
 * 1)  a cat's whiskers