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Definition of Barbicel
1. n. One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers.
Definition of Barbicel
1. Noun. Any of the hooks on the barbules of a feather that interlock adjacent barbs ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Barbicel
1. a part of a feather [n -S]
Medical Definition of Barbicel
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Barbicel
Literary usage of Barbicel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Methods for Elementary and Secondary Schools by Ellwood Leitheiser Kemp (1915)
"How strong and firm the web is in spite of its lightness and apparent frailty,
because of the way its barbs are held by barbicel and booklet, ..."
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