barbet

[ bahr-bit ]

noun

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

barbet

/ ˈbɑːbɪt /

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of barbet¹

1745–55; < French ≪ Latin barbātus; barbate

Word History and Origins

Origin of barbet¹

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

Example Sentences

There, bending over barbet pieces, I overheard fragments of their conversation.

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Every now and again the green barbet emits his curious chuckling laugh, followed by a monotonous kutur, kutur, kuturuk.

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The green barbet calls spasmodically throughout December, but, as a rule, only in the afternoon.

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The most toucan-like of them all is the great Himalayan barbet (Megalæma marshallorum).

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And the 'fiacre' was ordered to go as fast as possible to the Rue Barbet-de-Jouy.

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