— vibrissal , adj.
/vuy bris"euh/ , n. , pl. vibrissae /-bris"ee/ .
1. one of the stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as a whisker of a cat.
2. one of the long, slender, bristlelike feathers growing along the side of the mouth in many birds.
[ 1685-95; vibrare to shake ]