barbule
English edit
Etymology edit
| PIE word |
|---|
| *bʰardʰéh₂ |
Borrowed from Latin barbula (“little beard”).
Noun edit
barbule (plural barbules)
- (botany) A small barb or beard.
- (ornithology) Any of the secondary barbs that form a fringe of small projections on a feather.
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin barbula (“little beard”).
Noun edit
barbule f (plural barbules)
- barbule (or any similar form)
Further reading edit
- “barbule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.