1) a slender fleshy process located close to the mouth, usually possessing tactile and/or gustatory sense, and useful in identification, e.g. in Acipenseridae, Gadidae, Ictaluridae, Cyprinidae;
2) a petticoat worm by fishermen at Folkestone. See also barvel
сущ. 1) зоол. усач Great abundance of good fishes especially the delicate barbels. — Большое многообразие хороших рыб, особенно изящных усачей. 2) усик (некоторых рыб) 3) вет. ящур