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Barbed vs Barbel - What's the difference?

barbed | barbel |

As an adjective barbed

is having barbs.

As a verb barbed

is (barb).

As a proper noun barbel is

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barbed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having barbs
  • (heraldry) Bearded (also applied to roses).
  • (of a horse) Accoutered with defensive armor; barded.
    • (Sir Walter Raleigh)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (barb)

    • Derived terms

    * barbed wire

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    barbel

    English

    (wikipedia barbel)

    Alternative forms

    * barble

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A freshwater fish of the genus Barbus .
  • *, II.12:
    • The Barble fishes, if one of them chance to be engaged, will set the line against their backes, and with a fin they have, toothed like a sharp saw, presently saw and fret the same asunder.
  • (biology) Whisker-like sensory organs, located around the mouth of certain fish, including catfish, carp, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark.
  • A barb or pap under the tongues of horses and cattle.

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