A question about feathers.

Cyia

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• Dec 15, 2009

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Yes, feathers.

Is there an actual word for individual strands of a bird's feather that are attached to the shaft? Veins doesn't sound right.

 

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• Dec 15, 2009

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I think they're called barbs, or so my wife says.

 

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Thank you

 

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• Dec 15, 2009

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Barbs is correct. Wikipedia has a good article on this

 

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• Dec 16, 2009

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Barbs, barbules, the rachis ... more than you ever wanted to know about feathers.