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单词 barbule
释义

barbule

[ bahr-byool ]
/ ˈbɑr byul /

noun

a small barb.
any of the small processes fringing the barbs of a feather.

Origin of barbule

From the Latin word barbula, dating back to 1825–35. See barb1, -ule

Words nearby barbule

Bar-B-Q, bar-b-que, barbu, Barbuda, barbudo, barbule, Barbusse, barbut, barbwire, Barca, bar car
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British Dictionary definitions for barbule

barbule
/ (ˈbɑːbjuːl) /

noun

a very small barb
ornithol any of the minute hairs that project from a barb and in some feathers interlock by hooks and grooves, forming a flat vane

Word Origin for barbule

C19: from Latin barbula a little beard, from barba beard
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for barbule

barbule
[ bärbyōōl ]

A small barb or pointed projection, especially one that fringes the edges of the barbs of feathers.
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