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barbel

bar.bel \'ba:r-b*l\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL barbellus, dim. of L 
   barbus barbel, f]r. barba beard - more at BEARD 1: a European freshwater 
   fish (Barbus fluviatilis) of the carp family  with four barbels on its 
   upper jaw; also : any of various other fishes of this genus 2: a slender 
   tactile process on the lips of a fish