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barbule
[ bahr-byool ]
noun
- a small barb.
- any of the small processes fringing the barbs of a feather.
barbule
/ ˈbɑːbjuːl /
noun
- a very small barb
- ornithol any of the minute hairs that project from a barb and in some feathers interlock by hooks and grooves, forming a flat vane
barbule
/ bär′byo̅o̅l /
- A small barb or pointed projection, especially one that fringes the edges of the barbs of feathers.
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of barbule1
C19: from Latin barbula a little beard, from barba beard
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Example Sentences
She stroked her own smooth cheek, and carolled out, "What a pretty barbule!"
From Project Gutenberg
Each barbule bears many fine barbicels and hamuli or hooklets.
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