barbel
Meanings
Plural: barbels
Noun
- slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
- A freshwater fish of the genus Barbus or other closely related genera.
- Whisker-like sensory organs, located around the mouth of certain fish, including catfish, carp, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark.
- A barb or pap under the tongues of horses and cattle.
Origin / Etymology
PIE word
*bʰardʰéh₂
From Middle English barbel, from Old French barbel, from Vulgar Latin *barbellus, from Late Latin barbulus, diminutive of Latin barbus.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
barbel is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordbarbel is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
barbel is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
barbel is a valid Words With Friends word