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Meanings of barbinae in English

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Non-monophyletic group of cyprinid fishes.

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Examples for "barb"
Examples for "barb"
1
The jocular tone made it clear the words were not a barb.
Crown of Slaves
2
There was balm in the barb for all the wound it made.
The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...
3
He has an instinct for spotting weakness and finding the right barb.
The Irish Times
4
Clearly she'd missed the barb directed at her role in his distrust.
To catch a thief
5
The small blunt, barb-headed arrows we often paint red their entire length.
Hunting with the Bow & Arrow