BARBET


Meaning of BARBET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbär-bət ]

noun

Etymology: probably from barb (I)

Date: 1824

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

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