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barbicel
[ bahr-buh-sel ]
/ ˈbɑr bəˌsɛl /
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noun Ornithology.
one of the minute processes fringing the barbules of certain feathers.
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Origin of barbicel
1865–70; <New Latin barbicella, equivalent to Latin barbi- (combining form of barba beard) + -cella diminutive suffix
Words nearby barbicel
Barberton, Barberton daisy, barbet, barbette, barbican, barbicel, Barbie, Barbie doll, bar billiards, Barbirolli, barbital
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British Dictionary definitions for barbicel
barbicel
/ (ˈbɑːbɪˌsɛl) /
noun
ornithol any of the minute hooks on the barbules of feathers that interlock with those of adjacent barbules
Word Origin for barbicel
C19: from New Latin barbicella, literally: a small beard, from Latin barba beard
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