Category:Barbet

The Barbet is a breed of dog.

Bar"bet, n. Etym: [F. barbet, fr.barbe beard, long hair of certain animals. See Barb beard.] (Zoöl.)

(a) A variety of small dog, having long curly hair.

(b) A bird of the family Bucconidæ, 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 aphides.