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Word of the Day - Vibrissa

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vibrissa

Pronunciation: (plural - vibrissae) /vʌɪˈbrɪsiː/
noun
1 Any of the long stiff hairs that project from the snout or brow of most mammals, as the whiskers of a cat.
2 In human anatomy, one of the hairs which grow in the nostrils.

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While some thought, at first, he sported a fine mustache, most were seriously repelled by his vibrissae.

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