barbule

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin barbula (“little beard”).

Noun

barbule (plural barbules)

  1. (botany) A small barb or beard.
  2. (ornithology) Any of the secondary barbs that form a fringe of small projections on a feather.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin barbula (“little beard”).

Noun

barbule f (plural barbules)

  1. barbule (or any similar form)
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