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noun

Barbet n. (Zool.)

(a)

A variety of small dog, having long curly hair.

(b)

A bird of the family Bucconidae, 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 aphids.

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Etymology of 'Barbet'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Barbet" : piciform bird