pinnula

[ pin-yuh-luh ]
/ ˈpɪn yə lə /

noun, plural pin·nu·lae [pin-yuh-lee] /ˈpɪn yəˌli/.

a pinnule.
a barb of a feather.

Origin of pinnula

1740–50; < Latin, diminutive of pinna pinna; see -ule

Words nearby pinnula

pinnatiped, pinnatisect, pinner, pinnigrade, pinniped, pinnula, pinnulate, pinnule, pinny, pinocchio, pinocchio, the adventures of