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barbule
CIDE DICTIONARY
barbule, n. [L. barbula, fr. barba beard.].
- A very minute barb or beard. Booth. [1913 Webster]
- One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See Feather. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
barbule, n. a minute filament projecting from the barb of a feather.
Etymology
L barbula, dimin. of barba beard
THESAURUS
barbule
antenna, barb, barbel, barrel, cat whisker, cilium, feeler, filament, filamentule, palp, palpus, quill, shaft, tactile cell, tactile corpuscle, tactile hair, tactile organ, tactile process, tactor, vibrissa
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