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barbule
[ bahr-byool ]
noun
- a small barb.
- any of the small processes fringing the barbs of a feather.
barbule
/ ˈɑːː /
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
/ ä′̅̅ /
- A small barb or pointed projection, especially one that fringes the edges of the barbs of feathers.
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of barbule1
C19: from Latin barbula a little beard, from barba beard
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Example Sentences
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He’s soaking up water in his specialized belly feathers, which have a coiled barbule which makes them extra spongey.
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Through a common magnifying glass each tiny barbule was seen to be ringed with gray and silvery white, so finely that the rings could hardly be seen.
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Barbule: a small barb, beard or filiform appendage.
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