BARBICEL


Meaning of BARBICEL in English

Pronunciation: ' bär-b ə - ˌ sel

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin barbicella, diminutive of Latin barba

Date: 1869

: any of the small hook-bearing processes on a barbule of a feather ― see FEATHER illustration

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