barbet

English

Etymology

From French, from barbe (“beard", "long hair of certain animals”)

Noun

barbet (plural barbets)

1. Any of many birds of the family Capitonidae, within the order Piciformes
2. A breed of small dog, with long curly hair.
3. A larva that feeds on aphids.

Two barbets on show

Translations

bird

• Irish: bairbéad (ga) m

dog

Derived terms

• African barbet
• American barbet
• Asian barbet
• Toucan-barbet

See also

• Barbet (dog) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Barbet (dog)
• Lybiidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Lybiidae (African barbet)
• Capitonidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Capitonidae (American barbet)
• Megalaimidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Megalaimidae (Asian barbet)
• Semnornithidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Semnornithidae (Toucan-barbet)

Anagrams

• rabbet

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Jèrriais

Noun

barbet m (plural barbets)

1. barb (in fishhook)