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Definition of Barbets
1. barbet [n] - See also: barbet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barbets
Literary usage of Barbets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Birds' Nests: An Introduction to the Science of Caliology by Charles Dixon (1902)
"... and Trogons—barbets and Honey Guides—Parrots—Certain Cockatoos—Hoopoes—
Rollers—Titmice — Nuthatches—Certain Flycatchers—Sparrows — Nest of Phylloscopus ..."
2. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1866)
"... though the head is one-third larger than those of the Shepherd's Dog and of
tha Spaniels, ' barbets the cranial capacity is not by any means so great. ..."
3. Natural Selection and Tropical Nature: Essays on Descriptive and Theoretical by Alfred Russel Wallace (1895)
"... barbets, Toucans, and Hornbills — Passeres — Reptiles and Amphibia : Lizards —
Snakes — Frogs and Toads — Mammalia : Monkeys—Bats—Summary of the Aspects ..."
4. History of the Irish brigades in the service of France, from the revolution by John Cornelius O'Callaghan (1870)
"The barbets have always been repulsed with loss, by the troops, which have been
posted in different places. Yesterday, notwithstanding the care that is ..."
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