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barbule

barbule noun: a small barb or beard.

Noun

barbule (plural barbules)

  1. A small barb or beard.
  2. Any of the secondary barbs that form a fringe of small projections on a feather.

barbule meaning in Tamil

barbule in Tamil

இறகுச்சிற்றிழை, மிகநுண்ணிய சுணை அல்லது முள்

Forms of barbule

pluralbarbules

Origin of barbule

PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂ Borrowed from Latin barbula (“little beard”).

Words formed from barbule

Questions about barbule

What does barbule mean?
Barbule means a small barb or beard.
What is barbule in Tamil?
Barbule in Tamil is இறகுச்சிற்றிழை, மிகநுண்ணிய சுணை அல்லது முள். See Barbule meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is barbule?
Barbule is a noun.
What is the plural of barbule?
The plural of barbule is barbules.

Words near barbule in the dictionary

  1. barbudos
  2. barbuds
  3. barbulate
  4. barbulation
  5. barbulations
  6. barbule
  7. barbuled
  8. barbules
  9. barbut
  10. barbute
  11. barbutes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: barbule (page history and authors); barbule (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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