[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:
late Middle English (in barbel): via Old French from late Latin barbellus, diminutive of barbus ‘barbel’, from barba ‘beard’