单词 | barbel |
释义 | barbel[ bahr-buhl ] / ˈbɑr bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR barbel ON THESAURUS.COM nouna 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. Origin of barbel1400–1450; late Middle English barbell<Middle French barbel (French barbeau) <Vulgar Latin *barbellus, equivalent to Late Latin barb(us) a barbel (fish) (akin to Latin barbabeard) + Latin -ellus-elle Words nearby barbelbarbecue stopper, barbed, barbed tributary, barbed wire, barbed-wire grass, barbel, barbell, barbellate, barbeque, barber, Barbera Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for barbelBritish Dictionary definitions for barbelbarbel / (ˈbɑːbəl) / nounany of several slender tactile spines or bristles that hang from the jaws of certain fishes, such as the catfish and carp any of several European cyprinid fishes of the genus Barbus, esp B. barbus, that resemble the carp but have a longer body and pointed snout Word Origin for barbelC14: from Old French, from Latin barbus, from barba beard Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for barbelbarbel [ bär′bəl ] A slender, whiskerlike feeler extending from the head of certain fish, such as the catfish. It is used for touch and taste. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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