Barbule
a small barb.
any of the small processes fringing the barbs of a feather.
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
barbule
(bär’byl)
a small barb or pointed projection, especially one that fringes the edges of the barbs of feathers.
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