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barbicel

bar·bi·cel [ brbi sèl ] (plural bar·bi·cels)


noun 
Definition:
 
hook on feather: a tiny projection linking the filaments barbules of feathers

[Mid-19th century. < Italian or modern Latin barbicella "small beard" < Latin barba "beard"]
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