Synonyms for barbel
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A freshwater fish of the genus Barbus or other closely related taxa in the cyprinid family.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- cyprinid fish vertebrate animal organism
Forms
- Plural
- barbels → barbs, feelers…
Example sentences
- barb He couldn't come up with a pithy barb on the spot.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| barbel | falling | |
| barb | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- barb1
- 6 letters
- feeler2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (feeler2 = 2 syllables).