Whisker
Part of speech: noun
Definition: That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both A hair of the beard. One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal. The (very small) distance between two things spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds.
Vibrissa
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat