pinnula

[ pin-yuh-luh ]

/ ˈpɪn yə lə /

noun, plural pin·nu·lae [pin-yuh-lee] /ˈpɪn yəˌli/.

a pinnule.

a barb of a feather.

Nearby words

pinnatiped, pinnatisect, pinner, pinnigrade, pinniped, pinnula, pinnular, pinnulate, pinnule, pinny, pinocchio

Origin of pinnula

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

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