Get to know Barbel better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like feeler or tentacle.
Barbel meaning
- A freshwater fish of the genus Barbus or other closely related genera.
- 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.
Using Barbel
- The main meaning on this page is: A freshwater fish of the genus Barbus or other closely related genera. | 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.
- Useful related words include: feeler, tentacle.
Context around Barbel
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Barbel
- In this selection, "barbel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, president, leopard, prominent, bas, luciobarbus and lengths stand out and add context to how "barbel" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bundestag president barbel bas and have prominent barbel. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "barbel" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with barbel
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Despite their name, not all catfish have prominent barbel. (9 words)
Already, 113 MPs have signed the application and submitted it to Bundestag President Barbel Bas. (15 words)
A striking fish called the leopard barbel (Luciobarbus subquincunciatus) was once common in the Tigris and Euphrates river systems. (19 words)
As far as known for most catfish, features that are often characteristic of species such as mouth and fin positions, fin shapes, and barbel lengths show little difference between juveniles and adults. (32 words)
A striking fish called the leopard barbel (Luciobarbus subquincunciatus) was once common in the Tigris and Euphrates river systems. (19 words)
Already, 113 MPs have signed the application and submitted it to Bundestag President Barbel Bas. (15 words)
Example sentences (4)
Already, 113 MPs have signed the application and submitted it to Bundestag President Barbel Bas.
A striking fish called the leopard barbel (Luciobarbus subquincunciatus) was once common in the Tigris and Euphrates river systems.
As far as known for most catfish, features that are often characteristic of species such as mouth and fin positions, fin shapes, and barbel lengths show little difference between juveniles and adults.
Despite their name, not all catfish have prominent barbel.