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Barbet
Pronunciation : Bar"bet
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. barbet, fr.barbe beard, long hair of certain animals. See Barb beard.] (Zo?l.) (a) A variety of small dog, having long curly hair. (b) A bird of the family Bucconid?, allied to the Cuckoos, having a large, conical beak swollen at the base, and bearded
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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