单词 | barbicel |
释义 | barbicel in British English (ˈbɑːbɪˌsɛl) noun ornithology any of the minute hooks on the barbules of feathers that interlock with those of adjacent barbules Word origin C19: from New Latin barbicella, literally: a small beard, from Latin barba beardbarbicel in American English (ˈbɑrbəˌsɛl) noun any of the tiny, hairlike extensions growing from the barbules of a feather, that hook the barbules together Word origin ModL barbicella, dim. of L barba, beard |
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