barbet
[bahr-bit]
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noun
any of several stocky, tropical birds of the family Capitonidae, having a stout bill with bristles at the base.
Origin of barbet
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Megalaima henrici brachyrhyncha Neumann: Yellow-crowned Barbet.
Birds from North BorneoMax C. Thompson
That woman resolved to have Godefroid's money and Barbet's too.
The Brotherhood of ConsolationHonore de Balzac
Baron Bourlac immediately resolved to go straight to Barbet.
The Brotherhood of ConsolationHonore de Balzac
"My word, I don't know that I have them," said Barbet, fumbling in his pockets.
A Distinguished Provincial at ParisHonore de Balzac
"You won't find any one that will take their paper," said Barbet.
A Distinguished Provincial at ParisHonore de Balzac
barbet
noun
Word Origin for barbet
C18: from French, ultimately from Latin barbātus bearded, barbate
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