| barbet | <zoology> A variety of small dog, having long curly hair. 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. A larva that feeds on aphides. Origin: F. Barbet, fr.barbe beard, long hair of certain animals. See Barb beard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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