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1. n. One of the specialized or tactile hairs which grow about the nostrils, or on other parts of the face, in many animals, as the so-called whiskers of the cat, and the hairs of the nostrils of man.
2. n. The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds.
3. n. a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
4. 1. (Anat.) One of the specialized or tactile hairs which grow about the nostrils, or on other parts of the face, in many animals, as the so- called whiskers of the cat, and the hairs of the nostrils of man. 2. (Zoöl.) The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds.
5. One of the specialized or tactile hairs which grow about thenostrils, or on other parts of the face, in many animals, as the so-called whiskers of the cat, and the hairs of the nostrils of man.
6. n a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat