barbet

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bar·bet

noun \ˈbär-bət\

Definition of BARBET

: any of various often brightly colored nonpasserine tropical birds (families Capitonidae, Lybiidae, and Megalaimidae) having a stout bill bearing bristles at the base

Origin of BARBET

probably from 1barb
First Known Use: 1824

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