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Word: Barbel
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (in barbel (sense 2)): via Old French from late Latin barbellus, diminutive of barbus ‘barbel’, from barba ‘beard’
ˈbɑːb(ə)l
a fleshy filament growing from the mouth or snout of a fish.
Short Definition:fleshy filament growing from mouth or snout of fish
a large European freshwater fish of the carp family, which has barbels hanging from the mouth.
Short Definition:large European freshwater fish of carp family
an African marine or freshwater fish with barbels round the mouth.
Short Definition:African marine or freshwater fish with barbels round mouth
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