Barbel

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The common English name of the fish Barbus vulgaris, also extended to other species of the genus Barbus.
  • noun. A small cylindrical vermiform process appended to the mouth of certain fishes, serving as an organ of touch.
  • noun. A knot of superfluous flesh growing in the channel of a horse's mouth. Also barble and barb.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fishes.
  • noun. A large fresh-water fish (Barbus vulgaris) found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels.
  • noun. Barbs or paps under the tongues of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb, 3.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A freshwater fish of the genus Barbus.
  • noun. Whisker-like sensory organs, located around the mouth of certain fish, including catfish, carp, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark.
  • noun. A barb or pap under the tongues of horses and cattle.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
    • Word Usage
    "It lacks teeth, lacks the chin barbel, has a non-functional gut, and is dark brown rather than black."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    tentacle  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    carp  catfish  crappie  derm  dipper  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    antenna  barb  barbule  bristle  cat whisker  
    variant
    barb  
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