bristled vs barbellate

bristled and barbellate both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, bristled and barbellate are synonyms defined as:

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

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

bristled (adjective)	barbellate (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.