barbel

/ˈbɑrbəl/
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Other forms: barbels

Definitions of barbel
  1. noun
    slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
    synonyms: feeler
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    type of:
    tentacle
    any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion
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