barbel

barbel
[ˈbɑːb(ə)l]
noun
  1. a fleshy filament growing from the mouth or snout of a fish
    (鱼嘴边)触须
  2. a large European freshwater fish of the carp family, which has such filaments hanging from the mouth
    鲃鱼
  3. Barbus barbus, family Cyprinidae
    拉丁名Barbus barbus,鲤科
  4. [with modifier]an African marine or freshwater fish with barbels round the mouth
    非洲鲃
  5. Species in several families, including Tachysurus feliceps (family Aniidae), of southern African coasts and estuaries, whose toxin-coated spines can inflict a dangerous wound
    种见于数科,包括南部非洲海岸和河口的蜥海鲇(海鲇科),其毒刺能造成危险创伤
语源
  1. late Middle English (in sense 2): via Old French from late Latin barbellus, diminutive of barbus 'barbel', from barba 'beard'
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