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Hooked projection on a bird feather
Answer for the clue "Hooked projection on a bird feather ", 8 letters:
barbicel
Word definitions for barbicel in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Barbicel \Bar"bi*cel\, n. [NL. barbicella, dim. of L. barba. See 1st Barb .] (Zo["o]l.) One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of the hooks on the barbules of a feather that interlock adjacent barbs