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| bar·bule [ br byl ] (plural bar·bules) |
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feather's individual filament: a slender filament attached to the thicker spines barbs on a feather's central shaft and interlocking with others
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| [Mid-19th century. < Latin barbula "little beard" < barba "beard"] |
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