About The Word Barbel
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Barbel
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What's The Definition Of Barbel?
[n] slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
Synonyms | Synonyms for Barbel: feeler Related Terms | Find terms related to Barbel: antenna | barb | barbule | bristle | cat whisker | feeler | palp | palpus | setula | setule | striga | stubble | tactile cell | tactile corpuscle | tactile hair | tactile organ | tactile process | tactor | vibrissa See Also | tentacle Barbel In Webster's Dictionary \Bar"bel\, n.[OE. barbel, F. barbeau, dim. of L. barbus
barbel, fr. barba beard. See 1st {Barb}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain
fished.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A large fresh-water fish ( Barbus vulgaris)
found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished
with four barbels.
3. pl. Barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle.
See 1st {Barb}, 3.
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