Barbet

[bɑ:bit]

Definition

(noun.) small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings.

Editor: William--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A variety of small dog, having long curly hair.

(n.) A bird of the family Bucconidae, allied to the Cuckoos, having a large, conical beak swollen at the base, and bearded with five bunches of stiff bristles; the puff bird. It inhabits tropical America and Africa.

(n.) A larva that feeds on aphides.

Editor: Meredith