barbel
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bar·bel1
(bär'bəl) 
n.
One of the slender, whiskerlike tactile organs extending from the head of certain fishes, such as catfishes. Also called barb.
bar·bel2 (bär'bəl)
n.
Any of several Old World freshwater fish of the genus Barbus, especially B. barbus, having four barbels on its upper jaw.
n.
One of the slender, whiskerlike tactile organs extending from the head of certain fishes, such as catfishes. Also called barb.
[Obsolete French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin barbula, diminutive of Late Latin barbus, beard, from Latin barba.]
bar·bel2 (bär'bəl)
n.
Any of several Old World freshwater fish of the genus Barbus, especially B. barbus, having four barbels on its upper jaw.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin *barbellus, diminutive of barbus, from Latin barba, beard. See barbel1.]
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