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1. (n.) barbel
a slender, external process on the head of certain fishes.
Etymology: (1400–1450; late ME barbell < MF barbel < VL *barbellus a weightlifting)
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1. (noun) barbel, feeler
slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
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1. (noun) barbel
a slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fished
2. (noun) barbel
a large fresh-water fish ( Barbus vulgaris) found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels
3. (noun) barbel
barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb, 3
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