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barbule
bar·bule [ br byl ] (plural bar·bules)


noun 
Definition:
 
feather's individual filament: a slender filament attached to the thicker spines barbs on a feather's central shaft and interlocking with others
[Mid-19th century. < Latin barbula "little beard" < barba "beard"]
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