barbule
nounEtymology PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂ Borrowed from Latin barbula (“little beard”).
2
Biology, Natural sciences, Ornithology Any of the secondary barbs that form a fringe of small projections on a feather.
- Derived terms
- barbuled
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