barbu
[ bahr-boo ]
noun
a threadfin, Polydactylus virginicus, inhabiting western Atlantic coastal waters.
Origin of barbu
1From French: literally, “bearded, having barbels or wattles,” from unattested Late Latin barbūtus, for Latin barbātus; see barbate
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How to use barbu in a sentence
By means of the help brought by these, we were enabled to find the meaning of those words in which barbu failed in his Spanish.
The Lily and the Totem | William Gilmore SimmsBut really, barbu, it was only right that you should live in comfort, for none knew better than you how to appreciate it!
Six Women and the Invasion | Gabrielle YertaOf course, barbu and Crafleux would have repudiated such methods with disgust.
Six Women and the Invasion | Gabrielle YertaAnd on the cover barbu had written in his neatest hand and best French, "Sacrifice to the invisible spirits."
Six Women and the Invasion | Gabrielle YertaTears stood in barbu's eyes, and through this sentimental haze he saw his wife receiving French soldiers.
Six Women and the Invasion | Gabrielle Yerta
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