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1. (n.) barbet
any of numerous arboreal birds of the family Capitonidae, of the Old and New World tropics, having bristles at the base of the large bill.
Etymology: (1745–55; < F &indirdesc; L barbātus <barb(a)beard)
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1. (noun) barbet
small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings
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1. (noun) barbet
a variety of small dog, having long curly hair
2. (noun) barbet
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
3. (noun) barbet
a larva that feeds on aphides
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