barbel

• 某些鱼类位于颌部或吻部的细长触须状感觉器官，用于感知周围环境。也可指一种名为鲃的淡水鱼。

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.

   触须

   • 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.

   同义词whisker