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bar·bule

 (bär′byo͞ol)
n. Zoology
A small barb or pointed projection, especially one of the small projections fringing the edges of the barbs of feathers.
[Latin barbula, diminutive of barba, beard; see bhardh-ā- in Indo-European roots.]
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barbule

(ˈbɑːbjuːl)
n
1. (Biology) a very small barb
2. (Zoology) ornithol any of the minute hairs that project from a barb and in some feathers interlock by hooks and grooves, forming a flat vane
[C19: from Latin barbula a little beard, from barba beard]
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bar•bule

(ˈbɑr byul)

n.
1. a small barb.
2. any of the tiny branches that edge the barbs of a feather and attach the barbs to each other.
[1825–35; < Latin barbula. See barb1, -ule]
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bar·bule

(bär′byo͞ol)
A small barb or pointed projection, especially one that fringes the edges of the barbs of feathers.
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