英语词汇“barbule”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

barbule

/ˈbɑːbjuːl

noun

A minute filament projecting from the barb of a feather.Well known examples include the structural colors produced by brilliant iridescent butterfly wing scales and avian feather barbules, such as the peacocks tail....

The strongly iridescent colors of bird feathers are produced by arrays of melanin granules in the barbules of feathers.
The barbs, in turn, may bear barbules which may hook on to the barbules of an adjoining barb.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin barbula, diminutive of barba 'beard'.

单词	barbule
释义	barbule /ˈbɑːbjuːl / noun A minute filament projecting from the barb of a feather.Well known examples include the structural colors produced by brilliant iridescent butterfly wing scales and avian feather barbules, such as the peacocks tail.... The strongly iridescent colors of bird feathers are produced by arrays of melanin granules in the barbules of feathers. The barbs, in turn, may bear barbules which may hook on to the barbules of an adjoining barb. Origin Mid 19th century: from Latin barbula, diminutive of barba 'beard'.
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