[ 'bα:b(ə)l ]
■ noun
1》 a fleshy filament growing from the mouth or snout of a fish.
2》 a large freshwater fish of the carp family, with ~s hanging from the mouth. [ Barbus barbus .]
Origin
ME: via OFr. from late L. ~lus , dimin. of barbus '~', from barba 'beard'.