barbet

Meaning

Noun

• Any of numerous arboreal birds of the families Capitonidae, Lybiidae, and Megalaimidae, within the order Piciformes.
• A dog of a small-bodied breed with long curly hair.
• Any larva of an indefinite number of species of the beetle family Coccinellidae, that is covered in waxy threads and feeds on aphids and similar small prey.

Related

Similar words

• (dog) French Water Dog

Origin

• From French barbe ("beard; long hair of certain animals")