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Definition of barbet in English: barbetnoun ˈbɑːbɪtˈbɑrbət A large-headed, brightly coloured fruit-eating bird that has a stout bill with tufts of bristles at the base. Barbets are found on all continents, especially in the tropics. Family Capitonidae: numerous genera and species Example sentencesExamples - Lovebirds, barbets, tits and finches warm themselves in the cozy chambers built by the weavers.
- Look at the coppersmith, or the crimson breasted barbet.
- The green hills are a-quiver with babblers, bushchats, bulbuls, barbets, crow pheasants, and the laughing thrush of the Palni hills.
- Flying in the lower level of trees are the colorful Muller's barbet, and the Formosan bulbul, both of which are endemic to Taiwan.
- ‘We feed the birds in our garden and have enjoyed seeing several parents feeding their young - among them bulbuls, barbets, mousebirds and weavers,’ she says.
Origin Late 16th century (denoting a poodle): from French, from barbe 'beard' (see barb1). The current sense dates from the early 19th century. Definition of barbet in US English: barbetnounˈbärbətˈbɑrbət A large-headed, brightly colored fruit-eating bird that has a stout bill with tufts of bristles at the base. Barbets are found on all continents, especially in the tropics. Family Capitonidae: numerous genera and species Example sentencesExamples - The green hills are a-quiver with babblers, bushchats, bulbuls, barbets, crow pheasants, and the laughing thrush of the Palni hills.
- Flying in the lower level of trees are the colorful Muller's barbet, and the Formosan bulbul, both of which are endemic to Taiwan.
- ‘We feed the birds in our garden and have enjoyed seeing several parents feeding their young - among them bulbuls, barbets, mousebirds and weavers,’ she says.
- Lovebirds, barbets, tits and finches warm themselves in the cozy chambers built by the weavers.
- Look at the coppersmith, or the crimson breasted barbet.
Origin Late 16th century (denoting a poodle): from French, from barbe ‘beard’ (see barb). The current sense dates from the early 19th century. |