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Barbules are a part of the tree formed by feathers : the trunk, or axis, being the rachis and the barb
Barb (feather)

Barbs are a series of branches fused to the rachis of a feather. The barbs themselves also have branches called barbules, which have hooks that lock the barbs together....
s the main boughs, barbules are the secondary branches.






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Barbules are a part of the tree formed by feathers : the trunk, or axis, being the rachis and the barb
Barb (feather)

Barbs are a series of branches fused to the rachis of a feather. The barbs themselves also have branches called barbules, which have hooks that lock the barbs together....
s the main boughs, barbules are the secondary branches. Barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment.