Meaning of BARBEL
| Pronunciation: | | 'bârbul
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| | Definition: | | [n] slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish |
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| | Synonyms: | | feeler |
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| | See Also: | | tentacle | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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