sensory hair vs whisker

sensory hair and whisker both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sensory hair	Yes	No	No	No
whisker	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sensory hair and whisker are synonyms defined as:

sensory hair and whisker: a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat

Other synonyms of sensory hair include vibrissa.

sensory hair (noun)	whisker (noun)
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat	a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
	a very small distance or space

sensory hair (verb)	whisker (verb)
	furnish with whiskers