Barbicel
Pronunciation : Bar"bi*cel
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL. barbicella, dim. of L. barba. See 1st Barb.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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