

barbs
/bΙrbz/
noun











noun
Menticirrhus americanus (Carolina whiting, king whiting, southern kingcroaker, and southern kingfish), found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.



![Visual illustration of barbs: Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written also barbel and barble.]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.bedict.com%2Fassets%2F7baff1be-dc4f-4820-a679-5a50209b3341%2Fbarbs_Paps%2C.png%3Fwidth%3D800&w=3840&q=75)
noun
Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written also barbel and barble.]










