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BARBULE
Etymology
Noun
barbule (plural barbules)
(botany) A small barb or beard.
(ornithology) Any of the secondary barbs that form a fringe of small projections on a feather.
Source: Wiktionary
Bar"bule, n. Etym: [L. barbula, fr. barba beard.]
1. A very minute barb or beard. Booth.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See Feather.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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