barbule

Meaning of barbule

noun

a minute filament projecting from the barb of a feather.

mid 19th century: from Latin barbula, diminutive of barba ‘beard’.

Information about barbule

It is a name.
The plural form of barbule is: barbules.
Languages in which barbule is used:
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- English
- French

Hyphenation of barbule

bar-bule

It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
barbule is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Translation of barbule

French: barbule
German: Strahlen
Italian: barbula
Spanish: bárbulas, barbillas

Words that rhyme with barbule

conciliabule, tabule, chebule, nebule, latibule, vestibule, bulbule, funambule, noctambule, somnambule, dobule, globule, lobule, microtubule, myotubule, neurotubule, tubule

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