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ALL meanings of barbicel

bar·bi·cel
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  • noun barbicel any of the minute hooks on the barbules of feathers that interlock with those of adjacent barbules 3
  • noun barbicel any of the tiny, hairlike extensions growing from the barbules of a feather, that hook the barbules together 3
  • noun barbicel one of the minute processes fringing the barbules of certain feathers. 1
  • noun barbicel Any of the minute hooked filaments that interlock the barbules of a bird’s feathers. 1
  • noun barbicel Any of the hooks on the barbules of a feather that interlock adjacent barbs. 0
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