BARBET

barbet

(noun) small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

barbet (plural barbets)

Any of numerous arboreal birds of the families Capitonidae, Lybiidae, and Megalaimidae, within the order Piciformes.

A dog of a small-bodied breed with long curly hair.

A larva that feeds on aphids.

Synonyms

• (dog) French Water Dog

Anagrams

• rabbet

Source: Wiktionary


Bar"bet, n. Etym: [F. barbet, fr.barbe beard, long hair of certain animals. See Barb beard.] (Zoöl.) (a) A variety of small dog, having long curly hair. (b) A bird of the family Bucconidæ, 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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