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Capitonidae

noun

barbets

• Syn: ↑family Capitonidae

• Hypernyms: ↑bird family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Piciformes, ↑order Piciformes

• Member Meronyms: ↑barbet

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\\ˌkapəˈtänəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Capiton-, Capito, type genus + -idae

: a family of stocky chiefly tropical arboreal birds (order Piciformes) with large stout bills swollen at the base and usually with brilliantly colored plumage including a number of New and Old World barbets and sometimes especially formerly the honey guides

Useful english dictionary. 2012.