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fibrilla

/fʌɪˈbrɪlə/ UK

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

noun fibrillae

archaic Synonym of fibril (“a fine fibre or filament”).
Similar: fibril

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@misc{fibrilla_2026,
  title = {fibrilla},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fibrilla},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}