barbet

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noun

Any of numerous arboreal birds of the families Capitonidae, Lybiidae, and Megalaimidae, within the order Piciformes.

Similar
French Water Dog
OriginFrench barbe →
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Meanings

nounbarbet (plural barbets)

plural barbets

  1. Any of numerous arboreal birds of the families Capitonidae, Lybiidae, and Megalaimidae, within the order Piciformes.
  2. A dog of a small-bodied breed with long curly hair.

    Synonyms: French Water Dog

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dog of a small-bodied breed with long curly hair.

Similar
French Water Dog

Origin

  1. Frenchbarbe“beard; long hair of certain animals”
  2. Englishbarbet

From French barbe (“beard; long hair of certain animals”).

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Translations

Arabic بَرْبِيت
  • بَرْبِيت (barbīt)bird
Catalan barbut
  • barbutbird
Dutch baardvogel
  • baardvogelbird
Finnish seppä, barbet
  • seppäbird
  • barbetdog
French barbican, barbet
  • barbicanbird
  • barbetdog
German Bartvogel, Französischer Wasserhund
  • Bartvogelbird
  • Französischer Wasserhunddog
Irish bairbéad
  • bairbéadbird
Portuguese barbaças
  • barbaçasbird
Spanish barbudo, perro de agua francés
  • barbudobird
  • perro de agua francésdog
Swedish barbetter
  • barbetterbird
Welsh barbed
  • barbedbird

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tabberrabbet
Cite this entry
APA

barbet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbet

MLA

“barbet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barbet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbet.

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