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barbel

/bahr-buhl/US // ˈbɑr bəl //UK // (ˈbɑːbəl) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a slender, external process on the jaw or other part of the head of certain fishes.
    • : any of various cyprinoid fishes of the genus Barbus, especially B. barbus, of European waters.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • In the former are several varieties, and some of enormous size, resembling the barbel.

  • Barbel, roach, club, and gudgeon are plentiful round the Bell Weir; and trout are often taken.

  • Head, about one-fifth the whole length; snout, very blunt, with a small barbel on the lower lip.

  • Each maxillary is provided with a small barbel; and the gill-covers are armed with short stiff spines.

  • Though called the salmon of India, the mahseer is really a species of barbel.