How do you use Barbels in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Barbels meaning
plural of barbel
Using Barbels
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of barbel
- In the example corpus, barbels often appears in combinations such as: prominent barbels, barbels on.
Context around Barbels
- Average sentence length in these examples: 14.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Barbels
- In this selection, "barbels" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 14.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, prominent, catfish and sensory stand out and add context to how "barbels" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include have prominent barbels on the and because their barbels and chemoreception. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "barbels" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with barbels
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Catfish barbels always come as pairs. (6 words)
They also have prominent barbels on the lip. (8 words)
The most identifiable feature of a catfish is its barbels. (10 words)
They also are called Kagami-goi（鏡鯉、カガミゴイ, or mirror carp（ミラーカープ） Differences from goldfish Koi have prominent barbels on the lip that are not visible in goldfish. (28 words)
Because their barbels and chemoreception are more important in detecting food, the eyes on catfish are generally small. (18 words)
There are short sensory barbels around the head, together with short, backward pointing spines on the gill covers. (18 words)
Example sentences (6)
The most identifiable feature of a catfish is its barbels.
Because their barbels and chemoreception are more important in detecting food, the eyes on catfish are generally small.
Catfish barbels always come as pairs.
There are short sensory barbels around the head, together with short, backward pointing spines on the gill covers.
They also are called Kagami-goi（鏡鯉、カガミゴイ, or mirror carp（ミラーカープ） Differences from goldfish Koi have prominent barbels on the lip that are not visible in goldfish.
They also have prominent barbels on the lip.
Common combinations with barbels
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- prominent barbels 2×
- barbels on 2×