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barbu

American  
[bahr-boo] / bɑrˈbu /

noun

  1. a threadfin, Polydactylus virginicus, inhabiting western Atlantic coastal waters.


Etymology

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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