barbel noun. ['bɑ:b(ǝ)l] LME.
[Old French from late Latin barbellus dim. of barbus, from barba beard.]
1. A large European freshwater fish of the genus Barbus, having a number of fleshy filaments hanging from its mouth. LME.

2. A fleshy filament hanging from the mouth of any fish. E17.

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