n, pl  vi*bris*sae   1  :  any of the stiff hairs that are located esp. about the nostrils or on other parts of the face in many mammals and that often serve as tactile organs  2  :  any of the stiff hairs growing within the nostrils that serve to impede the inhalation of foreign substances vi*bris*sal adj 
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  fe·bris  fibrosa   fibrose  fi·brous 
 
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