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单词 barbicel
释义

barbicel

noun

bar·​bi·​cel ˈbär-bə-ˌsel How to pronounce barbicel (audio)
: any of the small hook-bearing processes on a barbule of a feather see feather illustration

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web If the microscopic hooks are indeed barbicels, this is the earliest evidence of a flight-capable feather that has ever been found. Rachel Fritts, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2020 In modern birds, barbicels are the structures that allow flight feathers to retain their shape as birds flap their wings. Rachel Fritts, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2020

Word History

Etymology

New Latin barbicella, diminutive of Latin barba

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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