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barbel

/ˈbɑː.bəl/

Tradução: Estrutura sensorial delgada e semelhante a um bigode, presente na região da boca ou no focinho de certos peixes, usada para perceber o ambiente ao redor.

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noun

/ˈbɑː.bəl/C2formal
  • ptEstrutura sensorial delgada e semelhante a um bigode, presente na região da boca ou no focinho de certos peixes, usada para perceber o ambiente ao redor.

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.

    ptBarbilhão

    • 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.

    Sinônimoswhisker

Formas
  • barbels plural form
  • barbels' possessive plural form
  • barbel's possessive singular form