barbicel

 [bahr-buh-sel]  

bar·bi·cel

   [bahr-buh-sel]
noun Ornithology.
one of the minute processes fringing the barbules of certain feathers.
Origin:
1865–70; < Neo-Latin barbicella, equivalent to Latin barbi- (combining form of barba beard) + -cella diminutive suffix
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barbicel (ˈbɑːbɪˌsɛl)
 
—n
ornithol any of the minute hooks on the barbules of feathers that interlock with those of adjacent barbules
 
[C19: from New Latin barbicella, literally: a small beard, from Latin barba beard]

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