barbel

Definition of Barbel in English :

1. barbel, feeler

slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Barbel

noun

1.

any of several slender tactile spines or bristles that hang from the jaws of certain fishes, such as the catfish and carp

2.

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

noun

1.

a threadlike growth from the lips or jaws of certain fishes: it is an organ of touch

2.

any of a genus (Barbus) of large, European, freshwater cyprinoid fishes with such growths

n.

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

n.

Any of several freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Barbus of Eurasia and Africa, especially B. barbus, having four barbels on the upper jaw.