Examples of barbicel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If the microscopic hooks are indeed barbicels, this is the earliest evidence of a flight-capable feather that has ever been found. — Rachel Fritts, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2020 In modern birds, barbicels are the structures that allow flight feathers to retain their shape as birds flap their wings. — Rachel Fritts, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2020

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