barbet

barbet
[ˈbɑːbɪt]
noun
  1. 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
    须鴷,拟鴷鸟
  2. Family Capitonidae: numerous genera and species
    须鴷科:众多属种
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (denoting a poodle until the early 19th cent): from French, from barbe 'beard' (see barb). The current sense dates from the early 19th cent
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