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barb1 1. any of the numerous hairlike filaments that form the vane of a feather 2. a beardlike growth in certain animals 3. a hooked hair or projection on certain fruits 4. any small cyprinid fish of the genus Barbus (or Puntius) and related genera, such as B. conchonius (rosy barb) 5. any of the small fleshy protuberances beneath the tongue in horses and cattle barb2 a breed of horse of North African origin, similar to the Arab but less spirited barb3 Austral a black kelpie (see kelpie) barb [bärb] (meteorology) A means of representing wind speed in the plotting of a synoptic chart, being a short, straight line drawn obliquely toward lower pressure from the end of a wind-direction shaft. Also known as feather. (vertebrate zoology) A side branch on the shaft of a bird's feather. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| For this latest rejection, pet shop boy Jonas advises the capoeta tetrazona or tiger barb, a fish he describes as being "nice to look at but [who] kind of live in their own world. |
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