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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
A small barb or pointed projection, especially one that fringes the edges of the barbs of feathers.
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of barbule1
Example Sentences
He’s soaking up water in his specialized belly feathers, which have a coiled barbule which makes them extra spongey.
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.
Barbule: a small barb, beard or filiform appendage.
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