vibrissa vs whisker

vibrissa and whisker both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vibrissa	Yes	No	No	No
whisker	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, vibrissa and whisker are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of vibrissa include sensory hair.

vibrissa (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

vibrissa (verb)	whisker (verb)
	furnish with whiskers