Associations to the word «Barbet»

Wiktionary

BARBET, noun. Any of many birds of the family Capitonidae, within the order Piciformes
BARBET, noun. A breed of small dog, with long curly hair.
BARBET, noun. A larva that feeds on aphids.

Dictionary definition

BARBET, noun. Small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats