BARBULE

Meaning of BARBULE in English

[ 'bα:bju:l ]

■ noun a minute filament projecting from the barb of a feather.

Origin

C19: from L. barbula , dimin. of barba 'beard'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

BARBULE — noun Date: 1835 a minute barb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BARBULE — ˈbär(ˌ)byül noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin barbula little beard : a minute barb or beard: a. : barbel II …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARBULE — (n.) One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See …
Английский словарь Webster
BARBULE — (n.) A very minute barb or beard.
Английский словарь Webster
BARBULE — ( n. ) One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BARBULE — ( n. ) A very minute barb or beard.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BARBULE — /bahr"byoohl/ , n. 1. a small barb. 2. any of the small processes fringing the barbs of a feather. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARBULE — n. projection that lines the edge of a barb on a feather
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BARBULE — noun Date: 1835 : a minute barb ; especially : one of the processes that fringe the barbs of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARBULE — noun a very minute barb or beard. 2. barbule ·noun one of the processes along the edges of the barbs …
Webster English vocab
BARBULE — [bar.bule] n (1835): a minute barb; esp: one of the processes that fringe the barbs of a feather--see feather illustration
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BARBULE — barbule BrE AmE ˈbɑːb juːl AmE \ ˈbɑːrb juː ə l
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BARBULE — n. a minute filament projecting from the barb of a feather. [L barbula, dimin. of barba beard]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BARBULE — n. a minute filament projecting from the barb of a feather. [ L barbula, dimin. of barba beard ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BARBULE — n. a minute filament projecting from the barb of a feather. Etymology: L barbula, dimin. of barba beard
Oxford English vocab
BARBULE — Synonyms and related words : antenna, barb, barbel, barrel, cat whisker, cilium, feeler, filament, filamentule, palp, palpus, quill, shaft, tactile …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BARBULE — 1) бородочка (пера) 2) усик (у рыб) 3) бот. бородка (волосков)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BARBULE — 1) бородочка ( пера ) 2) усик ( у рыб ) 3) бот. бородка ( волосков )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BARBULE — n. Pronunciation: ' bär-( ˌ )byü( ə )l Function: noun Date: 1835 : a minute barb especially : one of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BARBICEL — noun Etymology: New Latin ~la, diminutive of Latin barba Date: 1869 any of the small hook-bearing processes on a barbule …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FEATHER — I. ˈfethə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fether, from Old English; akin to Old High German federa wing, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARBULATION — ˌbärbyəˈlāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: barbule + -ation : the occurrence of barbules — used of feathers
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARBICEL — ˈbärbəˌsel noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin barbicella, diminutive of Latin barba beard — more at beard : one …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARBELLATE — /bahr"beuh layt', bahr bel"it, -ayt/ , adj. Bot., Zool. having short, stiff hairs. [ 1840-50; barbell ( a ), dim. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARB — barb 1 /bahrb/ , n. 1. a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FEATHER — I. ˈfe-thər noun Etymology: Middle English fether, from Old English; akin to Old High German federa wing, Latin petere to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARBICEL — noun Etymology: New Latin barbicella, diminutive of Latin barba Date: 1869 : any of the small hook-bearing processes on a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARBICEL — [bar.bi.cel] n [NL barbicella, dim. of L barba] (1869): any of the small hook-bearing processes on a barbule of a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPUR — Synonyms and related words : accelerate, activation, actuation, aculeate, acuminate, animate, appendage, arm, arouse, awaken, barb, barbel, barbule, bill, bough, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPINE
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SHAFT
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QUILL — Synonyms and related words : barb, barbule, barrel, bramble, brier, bristle, burr, cactus, catchweed, cilium, cleavers, crest, feather, filament, filamentule, …
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