There are also long hairs inside each ear and sometimes on its tip, and about a dozen very long and strong hairs—the whiskers or vibrissæ— are placed on each upper lip.
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Vibrissa
/vɪˈbɹɪsə/
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2 entriesgenal vibrissamystacial vibrissa
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5 entriesgenal vibrissamystacial vibrissamystacial vibrissaetactile whiskervibrissal follicle
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The vibrissae are coarse hairs whose follicles are located just within the nasal meatus. […] Vibrissae are present in most mammals, but their innervation and role in sensory function appears to be less pronounced in humans.
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