barbule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small barb or beard.
  2. Any of the secondary barbs that form a fringe of small projections on a feather.

Word forms

barbule barbules

Etymology

PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂ Borrowed from Latin barbula (“little beard”).

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