pinnula

[ pin-yuh-luh ]

noun

, plural pin·nu·lae [pin, -y, uh, -lee].

1. a pinnule.
2. a barb of a feather.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinnula¹

1740–50; < Latin, diminutive of pinna pinna; -ule

Example Sentences

Each plate (tabella vel pinnula) has two holes, the smaller one being the lower.

From Project Gutenberg