Found 2 items, similar to barbet.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: barbet barbet n : small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings
English → English (gcide) Definition: Barbet Barbet \Bar"bet\, n. [F. barbet, fr. barbe beard, long hair of certain animals. See Barb beard.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A variety of small dog, having long curly hair. (b) A bird of the family Bucconid[ae], 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. (c) A larva that feeds on aphids. [1913 Webster]