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Definitions for Barbel
[1] a slender, external process on the jaw or other part of the head of certain fishes.
[2] any of various cyprinoid fishes of the genus Barbus, especially B. barbus, of European waters.
[3] any of several slender tactile spines or bristles that hang from the jaws of certain fishes, such as the catfish and carp
[4] any of several European cyprinid fishes of the genus Barbus , esp B. barbus , that resemble the carp but have a longer body and pointed snout
Words related to Barbel
antenna, hand, tentacle, finger, claw, whisker, vibrissa, palp, palpus
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Origin of Barbel
1400–1450; late Middle English barbell < Middle French barbel (French barbeau ) < Vulgar Latin *barbellus, equivalent to Late Latin barb(us ) a barbel (fish) (akin to Latin barba beard) + Latin -ellus -elle
Word origin for Barbel
C14: from Old French, from Latin barbus , from barba beard
Synonyms for Barbel
antenna, claw, finger, hand, tentacle, vibrissa, whisker, palp, palpus