Zoology. Any of various filaments, bristles, or appendages on an animal thought to resemble a beard… A fleshy filament located near the mouths of…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [noun] > barbel (8) beard?1527 Zoology. Any of various filaments, bristles, or appendages on an animal thought to resemble a beard… A fleshy filament located near the mouths of… barbel1601 A fleshy filament hanging from the corners of the mouth of some fishes, e.g. of the barbel. wattle1655 A fleshy appendage hanging from the mouths of some fishes; a barb. barb1688 A similar appendage in various animals; e.g. feathers under the beak of a hawk (obsolete), the wattles of a cock (obsolete), a slender fleshy… cirrus1753 Zoology. A slender or filamentary process or appendage, as the fleshy barbel or beard of some fishes, the feet of Cirripedes, the lateral processes… barbule1848 = barbel, n. 2 (So in medieval Latin). Subcategories:— fish having (2) |
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