whisker vs vibrissa

whisker and vibrissa both are nouns.

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

As nouns, whisker and vibrissa are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of whisker include sensory hair.

whisker (noun)	vibrissa (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

whisker (verb)	vibrissa (verb)
furnish with whiskers