About The Word Barbet
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Barbet
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What's The Definition Of Barbet?
[n] small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings
Synonyms | Synonyms for Barbet: Related Terms | Find terms related to Barbet: See Also | Capitonidae | family Capitonidae | piciform bird Barbet In Webster's Dictionary \Bar"bet\, n. [F. barbet, fr. barbe beard, long hair of
certain animals. See {Barb} beard.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A variety of small dog, having long curly hair.
(b) A bird of the family {Bucconid[ae]}, allied to the
Cuckoos, having a large, conical beak swollen at the
base, and bearded with five bunches of stiff bristles;
the puff bird. It inhabits tropical America and Africa.
(c) A larva that feeds on aphides.
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