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barbel
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[ˈbɑːbl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a fleshy filament growing from the mouth or snout of a fish
- a large European freshwater fish of the carp family, which has barbels hanging from the mouth
- an African marine or freshwater fish with barbels round the mouth
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Origin
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late Middle English (in barbel): via Old French from late Latin barbellus, diminutive of barbus ‘barbel’, from barba ‘beard’
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