barbet

[bahr-bit]

noun

any of several stocky, tropical birds of the family Capitonidae, having a stout bill with bristles at the base.

Origin of barbet

1745–55; < French ≪ Latin barbātus; see barbate

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Historical Examples of barbet

Megalaima henrici brachyrhyncha Neumann: Yellow-crowned Barbet.
Birds from North Borneo
Max C. Thompson
That woman resolved to have Godefroid's money and Barbet's too.
The Brotherhood of Consolation
Honore de Balzac
Baron Bourlac immediately resolved to go straight to Barbet.
The Brotherhood of Consolation
Honore de Balzac
"My word, I don't know that I have them," said Barbet, fumbling in his pockets.
A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
Honore de Balzac
"You won't find any one that will take their paper," said Barbet.
A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for barbet

barbet

noun

any small tropical brightly coloured bird of the family Capitonidae, having short weak wings and a sharp stout bill with tuftlike feathers at its base: order Piciformes (woodpeckers, etc)

Word Origin for barbet

C18: from French, ultimately from Latin barbātus bearded, barbate

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