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barbels

barbels is the plural of barbel.

Meaning of barbel

Noun

barbel (plural barbels)

  1. 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.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    barb
  2. A barb or pap under the tongue of a cow or horse.
    Synonyms:
    barb
  3. A whisker-like sensory organ, located around the mouth of certain fish, including carp, catfish, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark.
    Synonyms:
    barb

Questions about barbels

What is barbels the plural of?
Barbels is the plural of barbel.

Words near barbels in the dictionary

  1. barbellae
  2. barbellate
  3. barbellately
  4. barbells
  5. barbellulate
  6. barbels
  7. Barbenheimer
  8. barbeque
  9. barbeque sauce
  10. barbeque sauces
  11. barbequed

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