Definition of Barbule. Meaning of Barbule. Synonyms of Barbule

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Definition of Barbule

Barbule
Barbule Bar"bule, n. [L. barbula, fr. barba beard.] 1. A very minute barb or beard. --Booth. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See Feather.

Meaning of Barbule from wikipedia

- or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. Down feathers...
- that involves the use of the beak to position feathers, interlock feather barbules that have become separated, clean plumage, and keep ectoparasites in check...
- number of flattened barbs, that are connected to one another with barbules. The barbules are tiny strands that criss-cross on the flattened sides of the...
- sensitive to touch, and their eyes have a reduced pecten. Their feathers lack barbules and aftershafts, and they have large vibrissae around the gape. They have...
- nanostructures of the barbules (fiber-like components) of the feathers, produce the pea****'s colors. Slight changes to the spacing of the barbules result in different...
- fossils reported by de la Fuente (2003). A pseudoscorpion attached to barbules of a contour feather, possibly do****enting a p****tic ****ociation between...
- numerous terms describing the complex structural makeup of feathers (e.g., barbules, rachides and vanes); types of feathers (e.g., filoplume, pennaceous and...
- and fallow deer. All c****owaries' feathers consist of a shaft and loose barbules. They do not have rectrices (tail feathers) or a preen gland. C****owaries...
- In stage IIIb, barbules paired within the peripheral barbule plates of the barb ridges, create branched barbs with rami and barbules. This resulting...
- feather types. It has a short or vestigial rachis (shaft), few barbs, and barbules that lack hooks. There are three types of down: natal down, body down and...