barbicel

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noun

Any of the hooks on the barbules of a feather that interlock adjacent barbs

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Meanings

nounbarbicel (plural barbicels)

plural barbicels

  1. Any of the hooks on the barbules of a feather that interlock adjacent barbs
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APA

barbicel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbicel

MLA

“barbicel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbicel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barbicel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbicel.

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