HyperDic: barbel

English > 1 sense of the word barbel:
NOUNanimalbarbel, feelerslender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
English > barbel: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningslender tactile process on the jaws of a fish.
Synonymfeeler
BroadertentacleAny of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals
Spanishbarbillón, barbo
Catalanbarba, barb
Adjectivesbarbellatehaving or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

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