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barbule

[ bahr-byool ]

noun

  1. a small barb.
  2. any of the small processes fringing the barbs of a feather.


barbule

/ ˈbɑːbjuːl /

noun

  1. a very small barb
  2. ornithol any of the minute hairs that project from a barb and in some feathers interlock by hooks and grooves, forming a flat vane
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


barbule

/ bärbyo̅o̅l /

  1. 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

Origin of barbule1

From the Latin word barbula, dating back to 1825–35. See barb 1, -ule
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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!"

Each barbule bears many fine barbicels and hamuli or hooklets.

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