bar·bule (bär by l)n. Zoology A small barb or pointed projection, especially one of the small projections fringing the edges of the barbs of feathers. [Latin barbula, diminutive of barba, beard; see bhardh-  - in Indo-European roots.] |
barbule [ˈbɑːbjuːl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a very small barb
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Ornithol any of the minute hairs that project from a barb and in some feathers interlock by hooks and grooves, forming a flat vane
[from Latin barbula a little beard, from barba beard]
| barbule (bärbyl) A small barb or pointed projection, especially one that fringes the edges of the barbs of feathers. |
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