Fibrilla

//fʌɪˈbrɪlə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of fibril (“a fine fibre or filament”). archaic

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cirruscobwebfiberfibrilflagellumgossamer

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra + -illa. Doublet of fibril. Compare fibre. By surface analysis, fibre + Latin -illa.

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