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barbu

[ bahr-boo ]
/ bɑrˈbu /
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noun
a threadfin, Polydactylus virginicus, inhabiting western Atlantic coastal waters.
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Origin of barbu

From French: literally, “bearded, having barbels or wattles,” from unattested Late Latin barbūtus, for Latin barbātus; see barbate
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