barbel

bar·bel ¹  (bärbl)

n.

One of the slender, whiskerlike tactile organs extending from the head of certain fishes, such as catfishes. Also called barb¹.

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[Obsolete French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin barbula, diminutive of Late Latin barbus, beard, from Latin barba; see bhardh-- in Indo-European roots.]

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bar·bel ²  (bärbl)

n.

Any of several Old World freshwater fish of the genus Barbus, especially B. barbus, having four barbels on its upper jaw.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin *barbellus, diminutive of barbus, from Latin barba, beard; see barbel¹.]

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barbel [ˈbɑːb^əl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any of several slender tactile spines or bristles that hang from the jaws of certain fishes, such as the catfish and carp

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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

[from Old French, from Latin barbus, from barba beard]

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barbel  (bärbl)

A slender, whiskerlike feeler extending from the head of certain fish, such as the catfish. It is used for touch and taste.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

barbel - slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish feeler tentacle - any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion

Translations

barbel [ˈbɑːbəl] N

1. (Anat) → barbilla f, cococha f

2. (= fish) → barbo m

barbel

n (fish) → Barbe f; (= filament on fish) → Bartel f, → Bartfaden m