barbel

• Тонкий, похожий на ус осязательный орган, расположенный на челюстях или рыле некоторых рыб, используемый для восприятия окружающей среды.

A slender, whisker-like tactile organ located on the jaws or snout of certain fish, used for sensing the environment.

1. Fish sensory organC1formal

   A slender, whisker-like tactile organ found near the mouth of certain fish, used for sensing the environment.

   Усик

   • Catfish use their barbels to locate food in murky water.
   • The fish's barbels twitched as it searched the riverbed.
   • Some species have long, flowing barbels that resemble whiskers.

   Synonymswhisker