barbellate vs bristled

barbellate and bristled both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
barbellate	No	Yes	No	No
bristled	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, barbellate and bristled are synonyms defined as:

barbellate and bristled: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

Other synonyms of barbellate include barbed, briary, briery, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, setose, spiny, thorny.

barbellate (adjective)	bristled (adjective)
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.