\Bar"bet\, n. [F. barbet, fr. barbe beard, long hair of
certain animals. See {Barb} beard.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A variety of small dog, having long curly hair.
(b) A bird of the family {Bucconid[ae]}, 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.