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barbet definition

bar·bet (bär′bət′, -bit)

noun

any of a tropical family (Capitonidae) of brightly colored piciform birds having a large, strong bill with bristles at its base

Etymology: Fr, dim. of barbe, beard

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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