Definition of Barbet
1. Noun. Small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings.
Definition of Barbet
1. n. A variety of small dog, having long curly hair.
Definition of Barbet
1. a tropical bird [n -S]
Medical Definition of Barbet
1.
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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