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barbet

American  
[bahr-bit] / ˈbɑr bɪt /

noun

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

barbet British  
/ 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)

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Etymology

Origin of barbet

1745–55; < French ≪ Latin barbātus; barbate

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