Vibrissae - The long, sensitive bristles protruding from the face of a cat. Also known as "Whiskers".
Wedge - This describes the head shape of some breeds of cat.
Vibrissae: Any of the long stiff hairs that project from the snout or brow of most mammals, as the whiskers of a cat.
Viral Epidemic: A widespread, infectious disease spread by an organism which reproduces within the body.
Vibrissae aid navigation and sensation. The upper two rows of whiskers can move independently from the lower two rows for even more precise measuring.
Vibrissae: whiskers
Vomeronasal organ: also known as the Jacobson's organ.
Wild type: the basic unmutated form of a creature that is found in the wild: in the cat, this is the short-haired brown stripped tabby.
The Sphynx (aka Canadian Hairless) is a rare breed of cat with extremely little fur, or at most a short fuzz over its body, and no whiskers (vibrissae).
A cat's whiskers, or vibrissae, serve as delicate sense organs of touch. Four rows of stiff whiskers grow on the upper lip on each side of the nose.
A cat's whiskers, called vibrissae, grow on the cat's face as well as the backs of its forelegs. The whiskers are thought to be a kind of radar, which helps a cat gauge the space it intends to walk through.
The Selkirk Rex is a breed of cat with highly curled hair, including the whiskers (vibrissae). Unlike the Devon Rex and Cornish Rex, the hair is of normal length and not partly missing, and there are longhair[1] and shorthair[2] varieties.
 See also: Neuter, Pigment, Behavior, Protein, Heat
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