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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