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barbel

noun
/ˈbɑːbəl/UK/ˈbɑːɹbəl/US

Etymology

PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂ From Middle English barbel, from Old French barbel, from Vulgar Latin *barbellus, from Late Latin barbulus, diminutive of Latin barbus (“barbel”); barbus itself is from barba (“beard”). By surface analysis, Latin barb(us) (“beard, barbel”) + -el (diminutive suffix), and also, by surface analysis, barb (“sharp, extruding structure”) + -el (diminutive suffix).

  1. derived from barbus — “barbel”
  2. derived from barbulus
  3. derived from *barbellus✻
  4. derived from barbel
  5. inherited from barbel

Definitions

  1. A freshwater fish of the genus Barbus or other closely related taxa in the cyprinid…

    A freshwater fish of the genus Barbus or other closely related taxa in the cyprinid family.

    • The Barble fishes, if one of them chance to be engaged, will set the line against their backes, and with a fin they have, toothed like a sharp saw, presently saw and fret the same asunder.

  2. A barb or pap under the tongue of a cow or horse.

  3. A whisker-like sensory organ, located around the mouth of certain fish, including carp,…

    A whisker-like sensory organ, located around the mouth of certain fish, including carp, catfish, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark.

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Derived

barbel steed

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