barbiceln.
/ˈbɑːbɪsəl/ One of the minute hooked filaments which serve to interlock the barbules of a bird's feathers.
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1869 P. Gillmore tr. G. L. Figuier Reptiles & Birds Introd. 186 The barbules themselves frequently throw out filaments..called barbicels.
1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 270 The fine barbules and barbicels.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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