Barbet may refer to: *

Barbet (dog) The Barbet is a medium-sized breed of French water dog. It is a rare breed. The breed's name comes from the French word , meaning 'beard'. Description Appearance The barbet is a prototypic water dog, with a long, woolly, and curly coat. ...

, a dog breed * Various birds in the infraorder

Ramphastides Ramphastides is an infraorder of the order Piciformes that includes toucans and barbets. Formerly, the barbets have been classified in a single family, the Capitonidae. However, this has turned out to be paraphyletic Paraphyly is a taxonom ...

Capitonidae The New World barbets are a family, Capitonidae, of 15 birds in the order Piciformes, which inhabit humid forests in Central and South America. They are closely related to the toucans. The New World barbets are plump birds, with short necks and ...

, the family of the New World barbets **

Lybiidae Lybiidae is a family (biology), family of birds also known as the African barbets. There are 44 species ranging from the type genus ''Lybius'' of forest interior to the tinkerbirds (''Pogoniulus'') of forest and scrubland. They are found througho ...

, the family of the African barbets **

Megalaimidae Megalaimidae, the Asian barbets, are a family of birds, comprising two genera with 35 species native to the forests of the Indomalayan realm from Tibet to Indonesia. They were once clubbed with all barbets in the family Capitonidae but the Old Wo ...

, the family of the Asian barbets **

Semnornithidae The toucan-barbets are small birds in the genus ''Semnornis''. The genus was often included in the paraphyletic barbets, but recently is usually classified into a distinct family, Semnornithidae; alternatively, all barbets might be moved to the ...

, the family of the toucan-barbets * USS ''Barbet'' (AMc-38), a coastal minesweeper commissioned on 29 September 1941 * USS ''Barbet'' (AMS-41), a minesweeper commissioned on 8 June 1942 *

Barbet (surname) Barbet is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Henri Barbet (1789–1875), French industrialist and politician * Matt Barbet Matthew Barbet (born 8 June 1976) is a British television presenter and journalist, best known for ...

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