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t-barb

t-barb noun: synonym of spanner barb.

Noun

t-barb (plural t-barbs)

  1. Synonym of spanner barb.
    Synonyms:
    spanner barb

t-barb meaning in Tamil

t-barb in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of t-barb

Forms of t-barb

pluralt-barbs

Origin of t-barb

From the shape of its body, which may be seen as resembling either the letter T or a spanner/wrench. Compare its Finnish and Swedish names, ristibarbi and korsbarb, literally “cross barb”, referring to its crucifix-like (thus T-like) form.

Questions about t-barb

What does t-barb mean?
T-barb means synonym of spanner barb.
What is t-barb in Tamil?
T-barb in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See T-barb meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is t-barb?
T-barb is a noun.
What is the plural of t-barb?
The plural of t-barb is t-barbs.

Words near t-barb in the dictionary

  1. T-ball
  2. T-balls
  3. T-bandage
  4. T-bandages
  5. T-bar
  6. t-barb
  7. t-barbs
  8. T-bars
  9. T-beam
  10. T-beams
  11. T-bill

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Adapted from Wiktionary: t-barb (page history and authors); t-barb (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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