Answer: vibrissa

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VIBRISSACat's whisker.
vibrissaone of the long, slender, bristlelike feathers growing along the side of the mouth in many birds
vibrissaone of the stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as a whisker of a cat
vibrissaa bristle like a cat's whisker