vibrissae
/vaɪˈbrɪsiː/plural noun
1- Zoology long stiff hairs growing around the mouth or elsewhere on the face of many mammals, used as organs of touch; whiskers【动】触须。
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- Ornithology coarse bristle-like feathers growing around the gape of certain insectivorous birds that catch insects in flight【鸟】鬣。
词源
late 17th cent.: from Latin， literally 'nostril hairs'.