Barbel

[bɑ:bәl]

(noun.) slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish.

Edited by Kelsey--From WordNet

(n.) A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fished.

(n.) A large fresh-water fish ( Barbus vulgaris) found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels.

(n.) Barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb, 3.

Edited by Ian

n. a fresh-water fish with beard-like appendages at its mouth.

Editor: Tamara