/ Dictionary / Index B barbel: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bar•bel Pronunciation: (bär'bul), [key] — n. a slender, external process on the jaw or other part of the head of certain fishes. any of various cyprinoid fishes of the genus Barbus, esp. B. barbus, of European waters. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: barbel (Thesaurus) barbed wire barbell Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language