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, 拟鸟。
1.1
- Family Capitonidae: numerous genera and species.须科:众多属种。
词源
late 16th cent. (denoting a poodle until the early 19th cent.): from French, from barbe 'beard' (see BARB1). The current sense dates from the early 19th cent.